Species - a group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding., Habitat - the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism., Ecosystem - a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment., Biotic - relating to or resulting from living things, especially in their ecological relations., Abiotic - physical rather than biological; not derived from living organisms., Individual - single, separate., Community - a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common., Population - all the inhabitants of a particular town, area, or country., Adaptation - the action or process of adapting or being adapted., Predator - an animal that naturally preys on others., Prey - an animal that is hunted and killed by another for food., Host - an animal or plant on or in which a parasite or commensal organism lives., Consumer - an organism that derives the organic compounds and energy it needs from the consumption of other organisms; a heterotroph., Producer - an organism that produces organic compounds from simple substances such as water and carbon dioxide; an autotroph., Decomposer - an organism, especially a soil bacterium, fungus, or invertebrate, that decomposes organic material., Omnivore - an animal or person that eats food of both plant and animal origin., Carnivore - an animal that feeds on flesh., Herbivore - an animal that feeds on plants., Food chain - a hierarchical series of organisms each dependent on the next as a source of food., Food web - a system of interlocking and interdependent food chains., Succession - the process by which a plant or animal community successively gives way to another until a stable climax is reached., Primary succession - type of ecological succession (the evolution of a biological community's ecological structure) in which plants and animals first colonize a barren, lifeless habitat., Secondary succession - type of ecological succession (the evolution of a biological community's ecological structure) in which plants and animals recolonize a habitat after a major disturbance—such as a devastating flood, wildfire, landslide, lava flow, or human activity (e.g., farming or road or building construction),

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