Ecology

The study of how living organisms interact with each other and their environment.

• ecology
• geology
• physics
• biology

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Scientists who study relationships between organisms and environments.

• biologist
• physicist
• ecologist
• geologist

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A species that has been moved by humans from its normal habitat to a new habitat.

• transplant
• invader
• alien
• introduced species

The type of space where an organism is normally found

• habitat
• ecosystem
• biome
• home

A process of grouping organisms into levels based on shared characteristics.  

• Organization
• Classification
• grouping
• ordering

A group of organisms that share distinct characteristics and that are capable of reproducing.  

• family
• friends
• classification
• species

A group of the same species of organisms living in a specific location or habitat.

• population
• group
• species
• family

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The movement of energy through a system through producers and consumers.

• Energy flow
• web
• energy web
• matter flow

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A diagram that models the feeding relationships between organisms.

• energy flow
• food chain
• food web
• arrow

An organism that must eat other organisms to obtain energy.

• consumer
• producer
• decomposer
• carnivore