Ecosystems Vocab

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Ecosystem

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A community of organisms and their physical environment.

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A niche is the...

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role (job) and place of an organism in their community.

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A group of interacting organisms in a specific area describes a _____

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Community

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Natural home of an organism.

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Habitat

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Animals that get energy by eating producers/consumers are...

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Consumers

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A decomposer...

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breaks down dead plants and animals to return nutrients to the soil.

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An _______ predator is at the top of the food chain.

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apex

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A species that many organisms depend on in an ecosystem is a

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Keystone species

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Trophic cascade occurs when one level or species is removed from an ecosystem.

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one level or species is removed from an ecosystem

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Examples of consumers:

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lion and hawks