Ecosystems Flashcard

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What is a herbivore?

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An organism that gets energy from eating only plants.

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How are ecosystems important to humans?

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They clean the air, provide resources like wood, and are great for activities.

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What is a Food Web?

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A complex network of feeding relationships among organisms in an ecosystem.

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What is a population in ecology?

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A group of the same type (species) of organisms living in the same place at the same time.

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What is an abiotic factor?

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A non-living component of an ecosystem, such as sunlight, water, or minerals.

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What is a biotic factor?

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A living component of an ecosystem, such as plants, animals, and microorganisms.

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What is a food chain?

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A linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass as one organism eats 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 an ecosystem?

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A community of living organisms interacting with their physical environment.

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What is a producer?

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An organism that can make its own food, typically through photosynthesis, like plants.