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An animal that is hunted, killed and eaten by a predator
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3
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1. The habitat that supplies everything needed for a species or an organism to survive 2. The role that an organism plays in its environment
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5
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An organism that can make its own food
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7
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The study of how living things interact with one another and their environment
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8
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The part of the ecosystem that is not alive and has never been alive
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9
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All the members of one species that live in one area
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10
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An organism that survives by eating producers or other consumers in its ecosystem
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Occurs in animals and plants - energy is released from sugar (glucose) by a series of chemical reactions. The sugar is broken down into carbon dioxide and water in a process which uses oxygen
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13
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An organism that eats only other consumers (meat eater)
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14
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The animal life in an area
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16
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An organism, such as bacteria or fungus, that breaks down dead matter and returns nutrients to the soil
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The continuous circulation of water between the Earth’s surface and the atmosphere is called the _________ cycle.
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21
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All the living and nonliving things in an area and their interactions
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23
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The plant life in an area
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The continuous series of processes in which nitrogen passes from the air into the soil, then into an organism, and then back into the air is called the _________________ cycle.
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A plant and animal community that covers a large part of the Earth
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