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| The changes of an organism to become more suited to an environment. |
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| Adaptation that enables species to blend with their surroundings; allows a species to avoid detection by predators. |
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| An animal or plant that mainly eats meat. |
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| A group of organisms or a population of different species occupying a particular area. |
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| An organism that generally obtains food by feeding on other organisms. |
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| An organism whose ecological function involves the recycling of nutrients, such as bacteria or fungi. |
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| The number and variety of species in an area. |
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| A system that includes all living organisms in an area and how they interact. |
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| A species in danger of becoming extinct. |
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| A model that is shaped like a pyramid to show how the energy flows through a food chain. |
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| The external surroundings with which an organism interacts. |
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| A species that is no longer in existence. |
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| A food chain shows how each living thing gets food, and how nutrients and energy are passed from creature to creature. |
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| Interconnected or a group of related food chains. |
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| Place where an organism or a population normally lives. |
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| Any animal that feeds chiefly on grass and other plants. |
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| An organism that is infected by a parasitic organism. |
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| How organisms behave and relate to each other. |
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| Copying other animals or natural objects as a form of protection. |
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| A nutritious substance, food or a component of food. |
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| An animal that feeds on both plants and animals to survive. |
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| An individual living thing. |
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| An organism that obtains nourishment and shelter on another organism. |
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| The number of organisms of one species that live in the same place. |
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| An organism that preys upon other organisms. |
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| An organism that is hunted. |
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| An organism capable of producing food through the process of photosynthesis. |
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| An animal that eats carcasses abandoned by predators. |
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| A group of organisms having common characteristics. |
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