Ecosystems and Interactions of Living Things

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a trait that helps an organism survive in its environment
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populations that live in the same habitat
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all the living and nonliving things interacting in an area
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the diagram of energy loss through a food chain
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the food energy transfer between organisms in an ecosystem
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a model of overlapping food chains in an ecosystem
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the place where an organism lives
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the role an animal or plant plays in its habitat
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the process by which plants use sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water to make food
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all the organisms of the same species living in the same area
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an animal that hunts and eats other animals
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an animal hunted and eaten by a predator
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the gradual changes to communities in an ecosystem
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the close relationship between organisms of different species
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