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Ecosystems-Snyder
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3rd Grade
04/06/2010

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Term
ECOSYSTEM
Definition
THE LIVING AND NONLIVING THINGS IN AN ENVIRONMENT
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ENVIRONMENT
Definition
THE THINGS, BOTH LIVING AND NONLIVING, THAT SURROUND A LIVING THING
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POPULATION
Definition
A GROUP OF THE SAME KINDS OF LIVING THINGS THAT ALL LIVE IN ONE PLACE AT THE SAME TIME
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COMMUNITY
Definition
ALL THE POPULATIONS OF ORGANISMS THAT LIVE IN AN ECOSYSTEM
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HABITAT
Definition
THE PLACE WHERE A POPULATION LIVES IN AN ECOSYSTEM
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PRODUCER
Definition
A LIVING THING THAT EATS OTHER LIVING THINGS AS FOOD
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CONSUMER
Definition
A LIVING THING THAT EATS OTHER LIVING THINGS AS FOOD
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DECOMPOSER
Definition
A LIVING THING THAT BREAKS DOWN DEAD ORGANISMS FOR FOOD
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HERBIVORE
Definition
AN ANIMAL THAT EATS PLANTS
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CARNIVORE
Definition
AN ANIMAL THAT EATS OTHER ANIMALS
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OMNIVORE
Definition
AN ANIMAL THAT EATS BOTH PLANTS AND OTHER ANIMALS
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FOOD CHAIN
Definition
THE PATH OF FOOD FROM ONE LIVING THING TO ANOTHER
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ENERGY PYRAMID
Definition
A DIAGRAM THAT SHOWS THAT THE AMOUNT OF USEABLE ENERGY IN AN ECOSYSTEM IS LESS FOR EACH HIGHER ANIMAL IN THE FOOD CHAIN
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FOOD WEB
Definition
A MODEL THAT SHOWS HOW FOOD CHAINS OVERLAP
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PREDATOR
Definition
AN ANIMAL THAT HUNTS OTHER ANIMAL FOR FOOD
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PREY
Definition
AN ANIMAL THAT HUNTS OTHER ANIMALS FOR FOOD
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