Homeostasis Week 1

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homeostasis

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A tendency to maintain a balanced or constant internal state; the regulation of any aspect of body chemistry, such as blood glucose, around a particular level

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Species

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A group of similar organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring.

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Producer

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An organism that can make its own food.

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Consumer

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An organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms

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Ecosystem

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A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.

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Food chain

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A series of steps in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten

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Food web

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A system of interlocking and interdependent food chains.

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Trophic level

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Each step in a food chain or food web

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Niche

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The role and position a species has in its environment

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Habitat

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Area or natural environment in which an organism or population normally lives