Ecosystems

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What is an ecosystem?

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A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.

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What is a Biotic Factor?

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A living thing in an ecosystem.

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True or False: A lion is at the bottom of the food chain.

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False

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What is a food web?

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A system of interlocking and interdependent food chains.

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What do you call an organism that eats other plants or animals for energy and nutrients?

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Heterotroph

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What is an abiotic factor?

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A non-living part of an ecosystem, such as water, soil, and air.

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Define a producer in an ecosystem.

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An organism that can make its own food, typically through photosynthesis.

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What is a carnivore?

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An organism that primarily eats other animals.

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What is a herbivore?

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An organism that primarily eats plants.

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What is a decomposer?

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An organism that breaks down dead or decaying organisms, returning nutrients to the ecosystem.