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what's abiotic factor
a nonliving factor in an ecosystem; light, water, and so on are important abiotic factors
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what's community
all of the species living in a particular area
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what's ecology
the study of natural environment systems
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suggest how a lion, which eats only meat, relies on green plants for its survival
the lion eats the herbivore that eats the plants so they all rely on each other it's called the food web
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which of the following would most likely happen if the wolves were to disappear from this food web
the raccoon population would increase
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what's biotic factor
a factor in an ecosystem that is living; plants and animals are biotic factors
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what's consumer
a living organism that eats other living organisms for its food needs
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what's ecosystem
all of the living and nonliving things in a given region existing and interacting
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name a herbivore, a carnivore, and an omnivore common to New Jersey
herbivores in this area are deers. omnivores common to New Jersey are foxes and carnivores are mountain lions
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what's carbon cycle
the process by which the element carbon moves through the earth system
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what's decomposer
a living organisms that breaks down dead organisms into smaller parts that can be reused by the other living organisms
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what's food web
the food relationships among various organisms in an ecosystem
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describe one example of a population
a group of lions that move together is called a pride
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what's carnivore
an animal that eats other animals
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what's decomposition
the process by which dead organisms break down into smaller parts that can be reused by other living organisms
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what's herbivore
an animal that eats plants
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describe a community in which that population might live
a lion would live with cheetahs, zebra, and hyenas this is called a community
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what's lake succession
the process of a lake gradually filling up with sediments
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what's nitrogen cycle
the process by which the element nitrogen moves through the earth system
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what's old-field succession
the process of grassland gradually giving way to trees
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what do you think would happen to the populations of water fleas if the insect larvae disappeared
the water flea population will increase and the algae population will decrease