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Ecosystems Vocab

Terms in this set (36)

Cooperation
The act of two working together
Coexistence
When two species share the same fundamental niche and live together, but neither species goes extinct.
Community
a group of organisms that live close together
Species
a group of living things that are the same in many important ways
Organism
an individual living thing such as a plant, animal, or bacteria
Niche
the status of an organism within its environment and community or the role the organism has in an ecosystem (affecting its survival as a species)
Habitat
The natural environment of an animal or plant
Energy
The ability to do work or to cause a change
Aquatic
Living or growing in water
Terrestrial
A term that describes an organism associated with a land environment.
Food Chain
A series of living beings in which each serves as food for the next
Food web
a community of organisms where there are several interrelated food chains
Decomposer
an organism that feeds on and breaks down dead plant or animal matter
Consumer
an organism that eats the producers
Producer
An organism that captures energy from sunlight and transforms it into chemical energy that is stored in energy rich carbon compounds. Are a source of food other organisms
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