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habitat : Natural home or environment of an organism; the physical environment in which a species lives.
niche : Role a species plays in the ecosystem.
Hierarchy: arrangement of biological organisms in relation to one another from lowest form to highest
Limiting Factor: Factors in the environment that can lower the population growth rate
carrying capacity: Maximum population size that can be supported in a particular area without destroying the habitat.
Consumer : Heterotrophic organism that must consume other organisms to obtain food for energy.
decomposer: Organism that obtains nutrients and energy by breaking down dead organisms and animal wastes.
Producer : Autotrophic organism that produces food for itself and other organisms.
herbivore: Animal that eats only plants
Omnivore: Eats plants and animals
Symbiosis : interaction between two different organisms living in close physical association.
ecosystem : All the living things in an area interacting with all of the non-living parts of the environment.
Ecology 2
| Maximum population size that can be supported in a particular area without destroying the habitat. |
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| Natural home or environment of an organism; the physical environment in which a species lives. |
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| arrangement of biological organisms in relation to one another from lowest form to highest |
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| Role a species plays in the ecosystem. |
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| Heterotrophic organism that must consume other organisms to obtain food for energy. |
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| interaction between two different organisms living in close physical association. |
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| Factors in the environment that can lower the population growth rate |
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| Autotrophic organism that produces food for itself and other organisms. |
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| Animal that eats only plants |
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| Organism that obtains nutrients and energy by breaking down dead organisms and animal wastes. |
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| All the living things in an area interacting with all of the non-living parts of the environment. |
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Ecology 2
| Maximum population size that can be supported in a particular area without destroying the habitat. |
| |
| Natural home or environment of an organism; the physical environment in which a species lives. |
| |
| arrangement of biological organisms in relation to one another from lowest form to highest |
| |
| Role a species plays in the ecosystem. |
| |
| |
| Heterotrophic organism that must consume other organisms to obtain food for energy. |
| |
| interaction between two different organisms living in close physical association. |
| |
| Factors in the environment that can lower the population growth rate |
| |
| Autotrophic organism that produces food for itself and other organisms. |
| |
| Animal that eats only plants |
| |
| Organism that obtains nutrients and energy by breaking down dead organisms and animal wastes. |
| |
| All the living things in an area interacting with all of the non-living parts of the environment. |
| |
© 2017
PuzzleFast.com, Noncommercial Use Only