Ecosystems Review

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What is the correct order of the flow of energy in an ecosystem?

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sun, producers, herbivores, carnivores

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What are limiting factors in an ecosystem?

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Conditions or resources that keep a population at a certain size and influence the survival of organisms, such as food, water, space, and shelter.

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What surrounds an animal and is made up of living and nonliving things?

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Environment

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Which organisms help decompose matter and enrich the soil?

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Fungi and bacteria

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How do bacteria help make soil richer in nutrients?

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By breaking down plant and animal matter.

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What is a producer in an ecosystem?

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An organism that makes its own food, usually through photosynthesis, like plants.

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What is a consumer in an ecosystem?

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An organism that eats other organisms for energy, such as animals.

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What role do decomposers play in an ecosystem?

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They break down dead organisms and waste, returning nutrients to the soil.

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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 in an ecosystem.

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What is a food web?

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A complex network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem.