Ecosystems Pt.1

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What are organisms that are not native to an ecosystem and cause harm to native organisms?

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Invasive species

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What are the non-living parts of an ecosystem?

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Sunlight, temperature, air, wind, water, rocks, and soil.

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How does a fire that destroys all trees and plants in a forest affect birds?

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The birds will have no place to build their homes.

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What happens if an ecosystem no longer receives sunlight?

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All living organisms would eventually die.

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What is one way people can help protect the environment?

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Place limits on hunting and fishing.

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What is an ecosystem?

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A community of living organisms and their interactions with the non-living environment.

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What are producers in an ecosystem?

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Organisms that make their own food, usually through photosynthesis, like plants.

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What are consumers in an ecosystem?

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Organisms that eat other organisms for energy, such as animals.

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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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What is biodiversity?

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The variety of different species in an ecosystem.