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Flashcards: Ecosystem Vocabulary

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ecosystem	living organisms in a environment
biotic factors	the living things in a ecosystem
abiotic factors	the non-living things in a ecosystem
niche	a way of life for an organism
habitat	the actual place where an organism lives

consumer	an organism that gets energy by eating another organism, heterotroph
producer	an organism that gets it own food by making it, autotroph
food pyramid/ 10% Rule	As you go up the pyramid- 10% of energy is lost
Food chain	the order that energy is transferred from an organism to another organism by eating each other or being eaten
sustainable	a high standard of living and health

first law of thermodynamics	energy cannot be created or destroyed- only chemicaly changed
primary consumers	they eat the producers- consumers
secondary consumers	they eay the primary consumers and maybe the producers/ consumers
tertiary consumers	they can eat any of the other parts of the food pyramid and are consumers