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FCAT Definitions
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Science
4th Grade
11/09/2012

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Term
PRODUCER
Definition
iving thing that makes its own food
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CONSUMER
Definition
living thing that eats other living things
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ECOSYSTEM
Definition
all the living and nonliving things in an environment and the many ways in which they interact
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COMPETITION
Definition
occurs when two or more living things need the same resources in order to survive
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HABITAT
Definition
area or place where an organism lives in an ecosystem
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COMMUNITY
Definition
different populations living in the same area
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FOOD WEB
Definition
system of overlapping food chains
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OMNIVORE
Definition
animal that eats both plants and animals
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HERBIVORE
Definition
animal that eats only plants
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FOOD CHAIN
Definition
the transfer of energy from one organism to another by eating and being eaten
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POPULATION
Definition
all the members of one species that live within an area of an ecosystem
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NICHE
Definition
specific role an organism has in its habitat
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