chapter 4

Front

What happens to carbon when humans burn fossil fuels?

Back

Most of the carbon quickly enters the atmosphere as carbon dioxide.

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What is an organism that needs to eat other organisms to obtain energy called?

Back

Consumer

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What are non-living conditions that can influence where plants or animals live?

Back

Abiotic factors, such as temperature and amount of light.

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What do we call all the organisms that live and interact in an ecosystem?

Back

Community

Front

What is a carnivore?

Back

An organism that eats animals for energy.

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What is the term for organisms that produce their own food?

Back

Autotrophs.

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What is the role of producers in an ecosystem?

Back

Producers convert sunlight into energy through photosynthesis.

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What is a herbivore?

Back

An organism that only eats plants for energy.

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What is the difference between biotic and abiotic factors?

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Biotic factors are living components of an ecosystem, while abiotic factors are non-living conditions.

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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.