Ecosystem Interactions Vocab Flashcard 1

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Aquarium: an environment for aquatic plants and animals, typically a clear tank (aqua = water).

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an environment that includes the basic needs for plants and animals that live in water; usually a clear plastic or glass tank or container (The prefix aqua means "water.")

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Carnivore

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an animal that gets its energy by eating other animals

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Carry capacity

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Population size an environment can support.

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Change:

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to make different or to cause a transformation.

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Consumer:

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An organism that eats other organisms (plants or animals) for energy.

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Decomposer

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Organism that feeds on dead materials and waste.

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Dependent

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to rely on someone or something else

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Ecosystem

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A unit of living organisms and their environment.

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Energy is the ability to do work, existing in many forms like heat, light, and sound.

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is the ability to do work, existing in many forms like heat, light, and sound.

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Food chain:

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Flow of energy from the Sun through producers to consumers and decomposers.