Unit 4 Review

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What is the role of nonliving things in an ecosystem?

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They determine which plants and animals can live there.

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What labels would most improve a diagram of living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem?

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Predator and prey.

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Which of these is a nonliving part of an ecosystem?

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Water.

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What is an example of an invasive species?

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Cane toads are brought to Australia from South America to eat pests.

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Which part of the food chain is nonliving?

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Sun.

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What are the nonliving components of an ecosystem?

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Air, water, soil, and sunlight.

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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.

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What is a producer in an ecosystem?

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An organism that makes its own food, usually 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 predator?

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An animal that hunts and eats other animals.