Ecology 1 Vocabulary

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Biotic factor

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A living thing

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Abiotic factor

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A non-living thing

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Producer

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An organism that makes its own food, usually through photosynthesis

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Consumer

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An organism that eats other organisms for energy

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Decomposer

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An organism that breaks down dead material for nutrients

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Herbivore

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An animal that eats only plants

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Carnivore

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An animal that eats only other animals

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Omnivore

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An animal that eats both plants and animals

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Food Chain

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A sequence that shows how each living thing gets its food

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Habitat

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The natural environment where an organism lives