Twig Unit 2: Yellowstone

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What is an ecosystem?

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An ecosystem is a collection of living and non-living things that work together.

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Where do animals get their energy from?

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Animals get their energy from plants and/or other animals.

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What is a control in an investigation?

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A control is a part of an experiment that does not have any variable changed.

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Identify a herbivore.

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A bison is an example of a herbivore.

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Do plants get their energy from the Moon?

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No, plants do not get their energy from the Moon; they get it from the Sun.

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What is a producer in an ecosystem?

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

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What is a consumer in an ecosystem?

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A consumer is an organism that 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 material and recycles nutrients back into the ecosystem.

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What role do plants play in an ecosystem?

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Plants provide food and oxygen for animals and are the primary producers in an ecosystem.

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What is the food chain?

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The food chain is a sequence that shows how energy and nutrients flow from one organism to another in an ecosystem.