LS.6a-d Populations & Communities Vocabulary

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What is an ecosystem?

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All organisms living together with abiotic factors in an area.

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What is a prey animal?

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An animal that is hunted and killed for food.

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What is commensalism?

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A symbiotic relationship between organisms where only one organism benefits; the other organism neither benefits nor is harmed.

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What is parasitism?

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A symbiotic relationship between organisms where one is harmed and one benefits.

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In a marine ecosystem, what is a producer?

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An organism that produces its own food through photosynthesis.

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What is a consumer?

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An organism that consumes other organisms for energy.

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What is a decomposer?

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An organism that breaks down dead organic material.

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What is a habitat?

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The natural environment in which an organism lives.

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What is biodiversity?

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The variety of different species in a given area.

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What is a food chain?

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A linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass.