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Ecosystems Vocabulary
Review of key ecosystems vocabulary
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5th Grade
10/24/2011

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Food Web
Definition
a network of related food chains
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Carnivore
Definition
a consumer that eats only other organisms
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Habitat
Definition
a location where an organism usually lives
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Community
Definition
all of the populations that live in one area
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Niche
Definition
specific role or job of an organism in a community
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Stable
Definition
a state of balance within an ecosystem
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Unstable
Definition
a state of imbalance within an ecosystem
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Decomposer
Definition
an organism that breaks down dead material into nutrients
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Food Chain
Definition
path of energy as it flows form one organism to the next
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Predator
Definition
an organism that hunts and eats other organisms
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Prey
Definition
an organism that is hunted by a predator
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Population
Definition
a group of organisms of the same species living in the same place
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Biome
Definition
a distinct group of organisms and the environment in which they can be found. (Example: Tundra)
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Competition
Definition
demand by two or more organisms for the same environmental resource (Example: place to build a nest)
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Consumer
Definition
an organism that gets nutrients by eating other organisms
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Individual
Definition
a single organism
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Omnivore
Definition
an organism that eats both plants and other organisms
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Adaptation
Definition
a change in order to help an organism survive
(Example: White fur for an organism living in the tundra)
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Herbivore
Definition
a consumer that eats only green plants
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Producer
Definition
an organism that makes its own food
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