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| Ecology | the study of the interactions in an ecosystem |
| Ecosystem | System made up of organisms interacting with each other and with the nonliving parts of that system |
| Biosphere | Part of the Earth where organisms can live |
| Biotic Factors | Living parts of an ecosystem |
| Abiotic Factors | Nonliving things in an ecosytem |
| Population | Group of the same type of organism living in the same place at the same time |
| Community | All of the populations living in an area |
| Limiting Factor | Something that limits the size of a population |
| Niche | Role of an organism in its ecosystem |
| Habitat | Place where an organism lives out its life |
| Species | Organisms that have similiar characteristics and can breed and have fertile offspring |
| Endangered Species | Any species in danger of becoming extinct because so few are left |
| Producer | Organism that makes its own food |
| Consumer | Organism that eats other organisms |
| Decomposer | Breaks down dead organisms or wastes of organisms |
| Scavenger | Animal that feeds on dead or decaying animals that it did not kill |
| Carnivore | Animal that eats the flesh of other animals |
| Herbivore | Animal that feeds on plants |
| Omnivore | Animal that eats both plants and animals |
| Predator | Catches and eats other living animals |
| Prey | The organisms that is catch & eaten by a predator |
| Food Chain | Model that shows how energy flows from on organism to another in an ecosystem |
| Food Web | All the interconnecting food chains |
| Mutualism | A symbiotic relationship in which both organisms benefit |
| Commensalism | A symbiotic relationship in which one organisms benefits and the other is not affected |
| Parasitism | A symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits and the other is harmed |
