Understanding Ecosystems

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A community of living organisms and their physical environment interacting as a system.

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Ecosystem

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Living components of an ecosystem, like plants and animals.

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Biotic Factors

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Non-living components of an ecosystem, like sunlight and water.

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Abiotic Factors

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Organisms that make their own food, usually plants.

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Producer

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Organisms that eat other organisms for energy.

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Consumer

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Organisms that break down dead material, like fungi and bacteria.

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Decomposer

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A sequence showing who eats whom in an ecosystem.

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Food Chain

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A complex network of interconnected food chains.

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Food Web

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The natural environment where an organism lives.

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Habitat

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The role or function of an organism in its ecosystem.

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