Ecology Vocabulary Review

Rocks, temperature, and water are what part of the environment?

• Biotic
• Abiotic
• Population
• Living

Study of the interactions that take place among organisms and their environment

• Ecology

• Biotic Factors

• Organism

• Habitat

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Living things within an ecosystem

• Ecology

• Biotic Factors

• Organism

• Habitat

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One of any living thing (ex. Fish)

• Ecology

• Biotic Factors

• Organism

• Habitat

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Place where an organism lives and that provides the types of food, shelter, moisture, and temperature needed for survival

• Ecology

• Biotic Factors

• Organism

• Habitat

Chain showing how energy passes from one organism to the next

• Food Chain

• Herbivore

• Symbiosis

• Predator

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Eat producers

• Food Chain

• Herbivore

• Symbiosis

• Predator

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Any close relationship between species, including mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism.

• Food Chain

• Herbivore

• Symbiosis

• Predator

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Animal that hunts and kills other animals for food. It is a type of consumer [carnivore or omnivore]

• Food Chain

• Herbivore

• Symbiosis

• Predator

All the living organisms that live in an area and the nonliving features of their environment

• Carrying Capacity

• Abiotic

• Ecosystem

• Biomes

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