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| all the living and nonliving things in an area interacting with each other |
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| the study of living things and their environment |
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| a nonliving part of an ecosystem, including water, minerals, sinlight, air, climate, soil, and temperature. |
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| A living part of an ecosystem, including animals, plants, fungo, protists, and bacteria |
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| all the organisms of one species that live in an area at the same time. |
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| all the populations living in an area |
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| the area in which an organism lives |
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| the role an organism has in its ecosystem |
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| organsim that produces oxygen and food that animals need (plants) |
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| Organisms that eat producers |
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| Organisms that eat other consumers |
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| Animals that eat only plants |
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| Animals that eat other animals |
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| Animals that eat plants and animals |
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| organism that breaks down dead plants and animals into useful things like minerals that enrich the soil |
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| Animals that eat dead plants or animals |
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| plantlike organisms that live by decomposing and absorbing the living or dead organic material in which they grow |
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| microorganisms made up of a single cell. The most abundant life form on Earth and are found in all lving things and in all of the Earth's environments. Bacteria usually live off of other organisms, and in some cases cause disease. |
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