Ecosystem Vocabulary

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What are producers?

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Organisms that directly use the Sun's energy to produce their own food through photosynthesis.

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What is a food chain?

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A linear sequence of organisms where each is eaten by the next in the chain, showing how energy and nutrients flow.

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What is photosynthesis?

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The process by which producers, like plants, use sunlight to convert carbon dioxide and water into glucose and oxygen.

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What are biotic factors?

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Living things in an ecosystem, such as plants, animals, and microorganisms.

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What is an example of a biotic factor?

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A skunk.

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What are abiotic factors?

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Non-living components of an ecosystem, such as water, soil, and rocks.

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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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What are consumers?

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Organisms that cannot produce their own food and rely on eating other organisms.

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What are decomposers?

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Organisms that break down dead or decaying organisms, returning nutrients to the soil.

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What is an herbivore?

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A consumer that primarily eats plants.