Science Vocab SLO

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Food web

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A system of interlocking and interdependent food chains.

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Food chain

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A hierarchical series of organisms each dependent on the next as a source of food.

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Species

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Taxonomic group whose members can interbreed.

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Noninvasive

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not tending to spread

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Invasive

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tending to spread harmfully

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Decomposers

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Organisms like soil bacteria, fungi, or invertebrates that decompose organic material.

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Ecosystem

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Organisms interacting with their physical environment.

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Human impact

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Humans and their behaviors' effects

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Energy flow

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the flow of energy through a food chain

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Geosphere

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Distribution of mountains, position of continents, sea floor shape, and major rivers.