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8th Science U9
Definition | Term |
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A community of organisms and their abiotic, or nonliving, environment. | ecosystem |
A group of organisms of the same species that live in a specific geographical area. | population |
An organism that eats other organisms or organic matter. | consumer |
A relationship between two species in which one species, the parasite, benefits from the other species, the host, which is harmed. | parasitism |
The study of the interactions of living organisms with one another and with their environment. | ecology |
All of the population of species that live in the same habitat and interact with each other. | community |
An organism that kills and eats all or part of another organism. | predator |
An environmental factor that is not associated with the activities of living organisms. | abiotic factor |
An organism tha can make its own food by using energy from its surroundings. | producer |
An organism that is killed and eaten by another organism. | prey |
An environmental factor that is associated with or results from the activates of living organisms. | biotic factor |
An organism that gets energy by breaking down the remains of dead organisms or animals wastes and consuming or absorbing the nutrients. | decomposer |
A diagram that shows the feeding relationships between organisms in an ecosystem. | food web |
A simple model showing the energy flow from one organism to another. | food chain |
A relationship between two species on which one species, the parasite, benefits from the other species, the host, which is harmed. | parasitism |
A relationship that is positive for both organisms. | mutualism |
A relationship that is positive for one organism and has no effect on the other. | commensalism |
A large region characterized by a specific type of climate and certain types of plant and animal communities. | biome |
A ecosystem on land. | terrestrial |
Saltwater ecosystems. | marine |
An area where fresh water mixes with salt water from the ocean. | estuary |
An area of land that is periodically underwater or whose soil contains a great deal of moisture. | wetland |