Matter in Ecosystems Vocab

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A living thing in an ecosystem (plant, animal, bacterium).

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Biotic Factor

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Effects on ecosystem from nonliving parts.

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Abiotic Factor

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Role of an organism in an ecosystem.

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Niche

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Path of energy and nutrients in an ecosystem.

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Food Chain

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Overlapping food chains in an ecosystem.

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Food Web

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An organism that eats plants or animals.

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Consumer

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An organism, like a plant, that makes its own food.

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Producer

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An organism that breaks down dead plant and animal material.

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Decomposer

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A biotic factor that only eats plants.

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Herbivore

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A biotic factor that eats only meat.

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Carnivore