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Ecosystem
plants and animals
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Science
3rd Grade
01/31/2008

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Term

community

Definition
All the living things in an ecosystem.
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consumer
Definition
An organism that eats producers or other consumers.
Term
camouflage
Definition
An adaptatin that allows animals to blend into their surroundings.
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competition
Definition
The struggle among organisms for water, food, or other needs
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decomposer
Definition
An organism that breaks down dead plant and animal material.
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endangered
Definition
Close to becoming extinct; having very few of its kind left.
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extinct
Definition

Died out, leaving no more of that type of organism.

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habitat
Definition
The home of a living thing.
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host
Definition

An organism that a parasite lives with.

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parasite
Definition
An organism that lives in or on a host.
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predator
Definition
An animal that hunts other animals for food.
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prey
Definition
The animals that predators eat.
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producer

Definition
An organism such as a plant that makes its own food.
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scavenger
Definition
An animal that gets its food by eating dead organisms.
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mimicry
Definition
The imitation by one animal of the traits of another.  (Looks like another animal to trick predators)
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niche
Definition
The job or role an organism has in an ecosystem.
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perish
Definition
To fail to survive.
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relocate
Definition
To find a new home.
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population

Definition
All the members of a single type of organism in an ecosystem.
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