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| Ecosytsem | all the living & non living parts in an area |
| ecology | study of the relationshipss among living & nonliving parts of an area |
| habitat | the place where a species lives |
| niche | the role of a species in an ecosystem |
| Ex.Rain Forest non-living things | water, sunlight, & temperature |
| Ex. Rain Forest living things | animals, plants, trees & organisms |
| Non-Living Things | help plants grow & the living things provide animals with food & shelter |
| Living Things | die & organisms in the soil break it down and release nutrients. Plants use the nutrients to grow |
| Howler Monkey - habitat | this animal's habitat is high in trees |
| Howler Monkey - niche | This animal eats new leaves in the high trees |
| Poison Arrow Frog - habitat | this animal's habitat is on ground |
| Poison Arrow Frog | this animal eats insects |
| population | all of the members of one species that live in the same area |
| community | all the populations living together in one area |
| all people living near St. Francis | example of a population |
| all the people living in LaGrange, IL | example of a community |
| photosynthesis | process by which plants use sunlight to make sugar |
| producer | an organism that uses sunlight to make sugar from water & carbon dioxide ex. plants |
| plants & trees | examples of producers |
| consumer | an organism that consumes other organisms for food |
| herbivore | eat only plants |
| omnivore | eat plants & animals |
| Carnivore | eat only animals |
| herbivore, omnivore & carnivore | examples of consumers |
| scavenger | an animal that feeds on the bodies of dead organisms |
| decomposer | an organism that helps to break down & decay dead organisms & the wastes of living organism |
| herbivore | Howler Monkey |
| omnivore | kinkajous |
| carnivore | jaguar |
| scavenger | bush dog |
| bacteria & fungi | decomposer |
| Scavengers & decomposers | These 2 groups are EXTREMELY important because they clean up dead animals and animal waste |
| food chain | show jow energy passes from one organism to another |
| energy pyramid | compares amount of energy available at each position level in feeding order |
| food web | combination of all food chains in a community |
| Carbon Dioxide/Oxygen Cycle | 1. Carbon Dioxide is used to produce oxygen 2. Then oxygen is used to produce carbon dioxide 3. Repeat over & over again |
| Respiration | opposite of photosynthesis; use sugar & oxygen to produce carbon dioxide, water & energy |
| nitrogen | part of all proteins; used for growth & repair |
| Nitrogen Cycle | 1. Plants absorb nitrogen from soil 2. Animals eat teh plants & make new proteins 3. When animals die, decomposers break dopwn the animals & nitrogen goes into soil 4. Repeat cycle |
