A substance that provides material necessary for growth and the maintenance of life
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cycle of matter
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the continuous movement of different types of matter, such as water, phosphorous, nitrogen, and carbon, through different parts of the hydrosphere, lithosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere
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parasitism
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Parasitism is a relationship between two things in which one of them (the parasite) benefits from or lives off of the other.
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Producers
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An organism that makes complex, energy containing biomolecules from simple inorganic molecules using energy captured from light or inorganic chemical compounds
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predator
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An animal that naturally preys on others
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competition
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The activity or condition of competing
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decomposers
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Organisms such as bacteria and fungi that breaks down the remains of dead plants and animals, without need for internal digestion
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Energy transfer
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Transfer of energy from the sun through the different trophic levels of the biosphere
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ecological recycling
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The movement and exchange of living and nonliving matter back into the production of living matter
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terrestrial
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on or of the Earth
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prey
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An animal that is hunted and killed for food.
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mutualism
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the doctrine that mutual dependence is necessary to social well-being.
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symbiosis
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interaction between two different organisms living in close physical association, typically to the advantage of both.
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Food Web
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Overlapping food chains with different pathways for the flow of food energy in an ecosystem
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Aquatic
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relating to the water; living in or near water or taking place in water
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Consumer
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an organism that must consume other organism for nutrients
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commensalism
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An association between two organisms in which one benefits and the other is not harmed nor benefited
