Unit 3 Vocabulary Ecosystems

An individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form that can carry out life processes independently.

• organism

• niche

• consumer

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The process by which organisms maintain a stable internal environment.

• photosynthesis

• niche

• homeostasis

The process by which plants and some bacteria use energy from sunlight to produce sugar.

• homeostasis

• photosynthesis

• producer

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The parts of the Earth and the surrounding atmosphere where there is life.

• biosphere

• habitat

• ecosystem

Different species that live together in the same area at the same time.

• population

• habitat

• community

A living thing, as an animal or plant, that influences or affects an ecosystem.

• biotic factors

• abiotic factors

• organism

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All the organisms of the same species that live in the same area at the same time.

• population

• community

• ecosystem

A specific environment where an organism lives and survives.

• ecosystem

• habitat

• community

The non-living chemical and physical parts of the environment that affect living organisms and the functioning of ecosystems.

• photosynthesis

• abiotic factors

• biotic factors

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Organisms that get energy from the environment, such as sunlight, and make their own food.

• producers

• consumers

• herbivores

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