Ecology Vocabulary

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What is an ecosystem?

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A biological community and its physical environment

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What is a biome?

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A large region with specific climate and organisms

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What is a producer?

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Creates energy through photosynthesis

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What is a consumer?

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An organism that eats others

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Decomposer

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Breaks down dead organisms

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What is a trophic level?

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A step in a food chain

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What is a food chain?

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A series of organisms each dependent on the next for food

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What is a cell?

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An organism

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What is an energy pyramid?

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A diagram showing energy loss at each level

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Carrying capacity

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The number of organisms a habitat can support