8.L.3 Ecosystems

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What is the primary source of energy for producers?

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The Sun

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Which are major abiotic factors that determine the types of plants that can grow in an ecosystem?

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Precipitation and temperature

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Dead matter and waste would pile up without which type of organism?

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Decomposer

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Which is the place where a member of a population lives and finds food?

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Habitat

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What term describes a species role in an ecosystem?

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Niche

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What is an ecosystem?

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A community of living organisms and their interactions with their environment.

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What are producers in an ecosystem?

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Organisms that produce their own food, primarily through photosynthesis.

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What is a consumer in an ecosystem?

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An organism that eats other organisms for energy.

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What is a decomposer?

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An organism that breaks down dead organic material, recycling nutrients back into the ecosystem.

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What is biodiversity?

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The variety of life in a particular habitat or ecosystem.