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host

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An organism on which a parasite lives.

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food chain

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A series of steps in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten

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terrestrial ecosystem

Front

System of interactions between organisms on land (forests, meadows, deserts, etc.)

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prey

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An organism that is killed and eaten by another organism

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omnivore

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An animal that eats both plants and animals

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aquatic ecosystem

Front

ecosystems found in fresh or salt water.

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trophic level

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each of several hierarchical levels in an ecosystem, comprising organisms that share the same function in the food chain and the same nutritional relationship to the primary sources of energy.

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freshwater ecosystem

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ecosystems found in rivers, lakes, and streams where the water is not salty

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organism

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any living thing

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herbivore

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A consumer that eats only plants.

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predator

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An animal that lives mostly by killing and eating other animals

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carnivore

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A consumer that eats only animals.

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energy

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the ability to do work or cause change

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heterotroph

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organism that obtains food by consuming other living things; also called a consumer

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homeostasis

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A tendency to maintain a balanced or constant internal state; the regulation of any aspect of body chemistry, such as blood glucose, around a particular level

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food web

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(ecology) a community of organisms where there are several interrelated food chains

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consumer

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An organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms

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parasite

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An organism that feeds on a living host

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marine ecosystem

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an ecosystem found in oceans, seas and gulfs where the water has a salt content of at least 3.5%

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Autotroph

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organism that can make its own food

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producer

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an organism that makes its own food

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Photosynthesis

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The process plants and other organisms use to create energy form the sun

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decomposer

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organism that breaks down and obtains energy from dead organic matter

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