Ecology Terms

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the group of all populations in an area

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community

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all the living and nonliving things in an area and their interactions

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Ecosystem

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a consumer that hunts and eats another animal

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predator

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a place that provides all the things an organism needs to live

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habitat

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any animal that is hunted by others for food

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prey

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a group of organisms of one species that live in an area at the same time

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population

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the struggle between organisms to survive in a habitat with limited resources

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competition

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a series of steps by which energy moves from one type of living thing to another

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food chain

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An organism that can make its own food for energy

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producer

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any substance that damages the environment

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pollution