Ecology

Part of earth in which life exists

• Biosphere
• Community
• Ecosystem

Study of interactions among organisms and between organisms and their environment

• Population
• Ecology
• Niche

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Group of individuals of the same species that live in the same area

• Population 
• Community
• Ecosystem

Multiple populations that live together in a defined area

• Biome
• Ecosystem
• Community

All the organisms that live in a place, together with their nonliving environment

• Biome
• Ecosystem
• Community

A group of ecosystems that share similar climates and typical organisms

• Ecosystem
• Biome
• Population

Organism that is able to make its own food using energy from the sun or chemicals

• Autotroph
• Heterotroph
• Decomposer

Organism that obtains food by consuming other living things

• Autotroph
• Heterotroph
• Producer

Also called an autotroph, produces it's own food

• Heterotroph
• Producer
• Decomposer

Also called a heterotroph, consumes other organisms for energy

• Heterotroph
• Carnivore
• Consumer