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Ecosystem Science Vocab. Words
16 cards·by Jallen
All the living and non-living things in an area
Ecosystem
A group of organisms of one species that live in an area at the same time
Population
The group of all the populations in an area
Community
The job an organism has in an ecosystem
Niche
The place in an ecosystem in which an organism lives
Habitat
A repeating process or flow of material through a system
Cycle
An organism, usually a plant that makes its own food
Producer
A animal that feeds on dead organisms, especially a carnivorous animal that eats dead animals
rather than hunting live prey
Scavenger
What animals are Scavengers
Hyenas, Wolves, and Vultures
An organism that gets nutrients by breaking down dead organisms
Decomposer
All the conditions surrounding a living thing
Environment
The process by which plants use light energy to make sugars
Photosynthesis
A gas produced when people or animals breathe out or if certain fuels are burned
Carbon Dioxide
The branch of biology that deals with relations of organisms
Ecology
A microscopic organism; Bacteria, Virus, Fungus
Micro-Organism
The process by which a plant grows from a seed
Germination