Ecosystems Vocabulary

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Mutualism

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A relationship between two organisms in which both organisms benefit.

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Consumers

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Organisms that eat other organisms, classified as herbivores, carnivores, or omnivores.

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Evolution

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A change in organisms to help them survive, which can lead to the organism becoming a new species.

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Parasitism

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A relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is harmed.

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Adaptations

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Changes by which a species becomes better suited to its environment.

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Competition

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A relationship between organisms where they compete for the same resources.

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Producers

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Organisms that produce their own food, typically through photosynthesis.

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Decomposers

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Organisms that break down dead or decaying organisms, returning nutrients to the ecosystem.

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Biodiversity

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The variety of life in a particular habitat or ecosystem.

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Symbiosis

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A close relationship between two different species that live together.