Why would a hawk move to New York City?

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What is a carnivore?

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An animal that eats only other animals.

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What is matter flow?

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The movement of material through an ecosystem.

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What is a producer?

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A living thing that makes its own food.

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What is a predator?

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An animal that hunts and eats other animals.

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What is a model in science?

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A pretend version of something scientists use.

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What is an ecosystem?

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A community of living organisms and their environment.

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What role do herbivores play in an ecosystem?

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Herbivores are animals that eat plants and serve as a food source for carnivores.

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What is the food chain?

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A sequence that shows how energy and nutrients flow from one organism to another.

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What is biodiversity?

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The variety of life in a particular habitat or ecosystem.

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What is the significance of predators in an ecosystem?

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Predators help control the population of other species, maintaining balance.