Interactions and Ecosystem Key Terms

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Ecology

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Ecology is the study of the relationship between living organisms and their environment

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Ecologist

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An ecologist is a scientist who studies relationships between living organisms and their environment

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Habitat

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Habitat is the location where an organism lives

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Adaptation

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An inherited characteristic that helps an organism survive

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Adapted

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Become adjusted to new conditions

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Ecosystem

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An ecosystem is the interaction between the biotic and abiotic parts of the environment

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Symbiosis

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It is an interaction between organisms of different species living in close proximity to each other in a relationship that lasts over time

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Mutualism

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A relationship between two organisms in which each species benefits from the relationship

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Parasitism

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A symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits and one is harmed

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Commensalism

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One benefits the other. Neither is helped nor harmed

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Parasite

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An organism that lives in or on an organism and benefits off of it

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Host

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an animal or plant on or in which a parasite lives

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Natural Resources

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Resources found in nature

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Need

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Something that that you need to survive

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Want

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Not required for survival

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Sustainability

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The ability to be maintained at a certain rate

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Reduce

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Decrease the amount of garbage and waste

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Reuse

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To use something multiple times

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Recycle

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Turn stuff into something else

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Ecological Footprint

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The impact of a person or community on the environment

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Biotic

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Living

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Abiotic

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Not living

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Niche

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A position or role taken by a kind of organism within its community

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Prey

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An animal that is hunted and killed

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Producers

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Produce food for them self and others

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Consumers

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Eats producers and even others consumers

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Herbivores

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Plant eaters

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Carnivores

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Meat eaters

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Omnivores

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Plant and meat eaters

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Scavengers

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Feeds on dead plant/animal matter

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Predators

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An animal that naturally preys on others

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Food Chain

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A model that shows how energy is stored

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Food Web

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A system of interlocking and interdependent food chains