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Flashcards: Ecosystems Vocabulary

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mutationa change caused by genes in an organism
offspringa parent's child
adaptationschanges organisms make to survive
natural selectiona process of many changes over time that help an organism or species to survive
communitythe group of populations in an area
ecosystemall living things and nonliving things in an area
energy pyramida diagram showing the flow of energy through a food chain
habitatthe place in an ecosystem where an organism lives
nichethe job an organism has in an ecosystem
decomposeran organism that breaks down other organisms
photosynthesisprocess a plant uses to change sunlight into energy
ecosystemthe interaction of a community of organisms with their physical environment