Amplify-Matter and Energy in Ecosystems Vocabulary

The process of breaking down organic matter to release nutrients back into the ecosystem

• decomposition

• photosynthesis

• respiration

• fermentation

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A group of different species living together in a specific area

• ecosystem

• population

• community

• habitat

Living things, such as plants, animals, and bacteria

• cells

• organisms

• ecosystems

• species

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The process by which plants use sunlight to make food

• photosynthesis

• respiration

• transpiration

• fermentation

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The living components of an ecosystem

• abiotic factors

• biotic factors

• geological factors

• climatic factors

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Matter that makes up the nonliving parts of an ecosystem, such as air and water

• biotic

• abiotic

• organic

• inorganic

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An organism that produces its own food, usually through photosynthesis

• consumer

• decomposer

• producer

• herbivore

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A closed ecosystem made by humans

• biodome

• biome

• ecosystem

• habitat

The relationship between two different species living in close physical proximity

• mutualism

• commensalism

• symbiosis

• parasitism

The role of an organism in its environment, including its habitat and interactions

• niche

• habitat

• ecosystem

• biome