Ecosystem Vocabulary

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biotic factor

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a living part of an ecosystem

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abiotic factor

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a nonliving part of an ecosystem

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terrestrial

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of or relating to land instead of water or air

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aquatic

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growing or living in water

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producer

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an organism such as a plant, that makes its own food

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consumer

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an organism that cannot make its own food

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decomposer

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an organism that breaks down waste and the remains of other organisms into simpler substances

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food chain

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the path that energy takes from one organism to another in the form of food

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food web

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the food chains that overlap in an ecosystem.