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Science Chapter 1 Unit D Definitions
Science Chapter 1 Unit D Definitions
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5th Grade
01/11/2013

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commensalism
Definition
a close relationship between two kinds of organisms that benefits one of the organisms while neither benefiting or hurting the other
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carnivores
Definition
a consumer that eats only other animals
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producer
Definition
an organism that makes its own food through photosynthesis
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consumer
Definition
a living thing that obtains energy by eating other living things
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community
Definition
all the organisms living together in a particular ecosystem
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herbivores
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a consumer that eats only plants or other producers
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omnivores
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a consumer that eats both plants and animals
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parasitism
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a relationship between two organisms in which one organism lives on or in the other, feeds upon it, and usually harms it
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mutualism
Definition
a close relationship between two or more organisms in which all organisms benefit
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decomposer
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a living thing that breaks down the remains of dead organisms
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population
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a group of the same kind of organisms that live in an area
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ecosystem
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an area in which living and nonliving thins interact
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