Ecosystem Vocabulary

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A community of organisms and their environment, including both living and non-living things.

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ecosystem

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All of the living parts of an ecosystem are

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biotic factors

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Non-living things that help sustain life in an ecosystem.

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abiotic factors

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An organism that gets its energy by feeding on producers or animals that eat other producers.

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Consumer

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An organism that uses energy from the sun to create its own food.

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producer

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An organism that decomposes organic matter.

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decomposer

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A model showing how energy moves through a food chain.

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energy pyramid

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In a parasitic relationship between a tick and a dog, the dog is the...

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host

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An organism's role in an ecosystem

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niche

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All the organisms of one species in an area.

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population