Definitions: Communities and Ecosystems

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the environment in which a species normally lives
habitat
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a group of organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring
species
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a group of organisms of the same species who live in the same area at the same time
population
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a group of populations living and interacting with each other in an area
community
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a community and its abiotic environment
ecosystem
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the study of relationships between living organisms and between organisms and their environment
ecology
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an organism that synthesizes its organic molecules from simple inorganic substances
autotroph
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an organism that obtains organic molecules from other organisms
heterotroph
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an organism that ingests other organic matter that is living or recently killed
consumer
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an organism that ingests non-living organic mater
detritivore
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an organism that lives on or in non-living organic matter, secreting digestive enzymes into it and absorbing the products of digestion
saprotroph
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the elaborate interconnected relationships within an ecosystem based on feeding and energy transfer
food wed
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the position that an organism occupies in a food chain or a group of organisms in a community that occupy the same position in food chains
trophic level
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a group of organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring

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a group of organisms of the same species who live in the same area at the same time

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a group of populations living and interacting with each other in an area

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