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Evolution
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7th Grade
03/29/2013

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Adaptation
Definition
a behavior or physical charestic that allows a organism to survive and reproduce
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Symbiosis
Definition
close relationships between two species that benfits at least one organism
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Mutualism
Definition
Both organisms benefit :) :)
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Commensalism
Definition
one benefits / one is not harmed/helped
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Parasitism
Definition
one benefits/ one is harmed
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Herbivore
Definition
Organism that feeds on plants only
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Carnivore
Definition
Organism that eats only meat
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Omnivore
Definition
organism that eats meat and plants
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Producer
Definition
organism that produces its own food
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Consumer
Definition
organism that gets its food from somewhere else
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Decomposer
Definition
breaks down wastes and returns the nutrients back to the soil
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Ecology
Definition
Study of how living things interact with each other and their enviorment
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Organism
Definition
a living thing
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Habitat
Definition
enviroment that provides the organism with the things it needs to live, grow, reproduce
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Population
Definition
all members of one species in a particular area
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Community
Definition
all the diffrent populations that live together
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Ecosystem
Definition
Community of organims that live together along with the non-living sources
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Biome
Definition
a group of land ecosystems with similar climates and organisms
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Biotic Factors
Definition
living parts of a habitat
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Abiotic Factors
Definition
non-living parts of a habitat
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Species
Definition
organisms that are physically similar and can mate with each other + produce offspring
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