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Ecology Vocabulary
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5th Grade
12/18/2011

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Term
ecosystem
Definition
all the living and nonliving things in an area
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ecology
Definition
the relationship between living and nonliving things in an area
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habitat
Definition
the place where a species lives
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niche
Definition
the role of a species in an area
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population
Definition
all the members of one species in the same area
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community
Definition
all the populations living together in one area
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photosynthesis
Definition
the process where plants use sunlight to make sugar from water and carbon dioxide
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producers
Definition
an organism uses sunlight to make sugar from water and carbon dioxide
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consumer
Definition
an organism that consumes other organisms for food
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carnivore
Definition
eats only animals (meat)
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herbivore
Definition
eats only plants
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omnivore
Definition
eats plants and animals
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scavenger
Definition
an animal that feeds on the bodies of dead organisms
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decomposers
Definition
an organism that helps to break down and decay dead organisms and the wastes of living things
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