Ecosystems
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abiotic
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conservation
The nonliving component of an ecosystem
2.
Biomass
Careful management and use of resources to
assure continuing availability in the longer run
7.
consumer
The total dry mass of all selected organisms.
3.
Biome
An organism that eats other organisms
8.
decomposer
A group of ecosystems with similar climates and
organisms
4.
Any organism that feeds or obtains nutrients
by breaking down organic matter from dead
organisms.
biotic
9.
ecosystem
The living or once-living organisms in an
ecosystem
5.
community
A community of organisms that interact in an
environment.
A group of various species that live in the same
habitat and interact with each other
10.
environment
15.
population
All the living and non-living things that
surround an organism.
11.
food chain
A group of individuals of the same species that
live in the same area.
16.
predator
A simple model that shows how matter and
energy move from one organism to another in
an ecosystem.
12.
food web
An animal that kills and eats other animals.
17.
prey
A combination of food chains which connects
all the living things within an ecosystem.
13.
habitat
Animals that are caught and eaten by other
animals.
18.
producer
A place where an organism lives.
14.
nutrient
cycle
An organism that can make its own food by
using energy from its surroundings.
Processes that move nutrients back and forth
between the biotic and abiotic environment.
19.
sustainable
Development that meets the needs of people today without limiting the ability of future generations to meet their needs.