Matter and Energy in Ecosystems

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What is an ecosystem?

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All of the living and nonliving components that interact in an environment.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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True or False: Organisms are living things.

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True

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True or False: If there is a change in the environment, the organism will either die or have to leave.

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True

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What is a producer?

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An organism that makes its own food.

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What happens if humans over-hunt insect-eating birds?

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Increased populations of insects.

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What is matter?

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Anything that has mass and takes up space.

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What is energy?

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The ability to do work or cause change.

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What are consumers?

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Organisms that cannot make their own food and eat other organisms.

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What is a food chain?

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

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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What is a food web?

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A complex network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem.

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