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7th Grade
09/23/2011

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Term
Organism
Definition
A living thing.
Term
Species
Definition
A group of organisms that are physically similar and can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce.
Term
Habitat
Definition
An environment that provides the things that an organism needs to live grow and reproduce.
Term
Population
Definition
All the members of one species in an area.
Term
Biotic Factor
Definition
A living part of an organism's habitat.
Term
Community
Definition
All the different populations that live in an area. 
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Abiotic Factor
Definition
A non-living part of an organisms habitat.
Term
Ecosystem
Definition
The community of organisms that live in a particular area, along with their non-living surroundings.
Term
Photosynthesis
Definition
The process in which an organism uses water, sunlight, and carbon dioxide to make their own food. 
Term
Ecology
Definition
The study of how living things interact with each other and their environment.
Term
Prey
Definition
An organism that is killed and eaten by another organism.
Term
Predator
Definition
The organism that does the killing in a predation interaction.
Term
Predation
Definition
An interaction in which one organism kills and eats another organism.
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Parasite 
Definition
The organism that lives on or in a host in a parasitism interaction.
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Host 
Definition
The organism that a parasite lives on or in in the parasitism.
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