Ecosystem

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What is an ecosystem?

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An ecosystem is a community of living organisms (plants, animals, and microorganisms) interacting with their physical environment (air, water, soil) in a specific area.

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What are the factors that could cause extinction?

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Destruction of habitat, climate change, pollution, and increased human population can all cause extinction.

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What is the flow of energy in a food chain?

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Energy flows from producers (like plants) to consumers (like animals) in a food chain.

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What is a consumer?

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A consumer is an organism that cannot make its own food and must eat other organisms for energy.

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What is a producer?

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A producer is an organism that can make its own food, usually through photosynthesis, like plants.

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What is a food web?

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A food web is a network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem.

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What is prey?

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Prey are small consumers that are hunted and eaten by larger consumers.

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What is a predator?

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A predator is an organism that hunts and eats other organisms for energy.

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What is a decomposer?

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A decomposer is an organism that breaks down dead or decaying organisms, returning nutrients to the soil.

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What is biodiversity?

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Biodiversity refers to the variety of living organisms in a particular ecosystem.

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