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A population that is eaten by organisms from another population
resource population
When something stays mostly the same over time
stability
A small part that is meant to show what the whole is like
sample
True or False:
Population size increases = birth is greater than deaths
TRUE
True or False:
Population size stays the same = births equal deaths
TRUE
The result of one cause leading to an effect that causes one or more other effect.
indirect effect
living things, such as plants, animals, and bacteria
organisms
The process of creating offspring
reproduction
A small part that is meant to show what the whole is like
sample
A group of the same type of organisms living in the same area
population
The ability to make things move or change
energy
A model that shows what eats what in an ecosystem
food web
A molecule that organisms can use to release the energy they need to survive
energy storage molecule
A molecule that organisms can use to release energy, and that is made up of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms
glucose
A group of atoms joined together in a particular way
molecules
When something becomes different over time
change
A population that eats organisms from another population
consumer population
All the living and nonliving things interacting in a particular area
ecosystem
When 2 or more populations use the same resource, such as the same food source
Competition
A scientist who studies the interactions of organisms with each other and their environment
ecologist