Ecosystem Vocabulary

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ecosystem

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groups of living things and the environment they live in

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population

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a group of the same species living in the same place at the same time

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community

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all the populations that live in the same area

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estuary

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an estuary forms where fresh water from a river flows into the salt water of an ocean

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biotic

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the living parts of an ecosystem

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abiotic

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the nonliving parts of an ecosystem

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habitat

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an environment that meets the needs of an organism

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food chain

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the way energy moves through ecosystems

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producers

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make their own food using energy from the sun

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consumers

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eat other living things for energy