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ecosystem
An ecosystem is made up of a community of organisms and the abiotic eviroment of the community
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Biology
7th Grade
01/13/2011

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Ecology
Definition
Is the study of interactions of organisms with one another and with their environment.
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Biotic
Definition
All organisms that live together and interact with one another.
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Abiotic
Definition
The part of the environment consists of the nonliving factors.
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Population
Definition
A group of organisms of the same species that live in a specific geographical area.
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Community
Definition
All the populations of species that live in the same habitat and interact with each other
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ecosystem
Definition
A community of organisms and their abiotic environment
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Biosphere
Definition
The part of earth were life exists
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Herbivore
Definition
An organism that eats only plants.
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Carnivore
Definition
An organism that eats animals
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omnivore
Definition
An organism that eats both plants and animals.
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Food chain
Definition
The pathway of energy transfer through various stages as a series of organisms.
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Food web
Definition
a diagram that shows the feeding relationships between organisms in an ecosystem.
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Energy pyramid
Definition
A triangular diagram that shows an ecosystems loss of energy.Which results as energy passes through the ecosystems chain
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Decomposer
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Something that breaks down other organisms.
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Habitat
Definition
Organisms home
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Niche
Definition
Organisms role in the enviroment
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