Ecosystem Vocabulary

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What consists of all the food chains in a single ecosystem?

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Food Web

Front

What is an organism (such as an earthworm or a fungus) that feeds on dead and decomposing organic matter?

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Detritivore

Front

What is an organism that mostly feeds on plants?

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Herbivore

Front

What is a group of species that are commonly found together?

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Community

Front

What is a living thing that has an organized structure, can react to stimuli, reproduce, grow, adapt, and maintain homeostasis?

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Organism

Front

What is the term for the role or function of an organism within its ecosystem?

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Niche

Front

What is the term for the variety of life in a particular habitat or ecosystem?

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Biodiversity

Front

What is the process by which plants use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water?

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Photosynthesis

Front

What is the term for the maximum population size that an environment can sustain indefinitely?

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Carrying Capacity

Front

What is the term for the interaction between two different organisms living in close physical proximity?

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Symbiosis