Exploring Ecosystems for Grade 8

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*Front:* Ecosystem

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of living organisms and their physical environment

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*Front:* Biotic Components

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parts of an ecosystem (plants, animals)

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*Front:* Abiotic Components

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parts of an ecosystem (water, soil, air)

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*Front:* Food Chain

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of who eats whom in an ecosystem

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*Front:* Food Web

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network of interconnected food chains

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*Front:* Producer

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that make their own food (plants)

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*Front:* Consumer

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that eat other organisms

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*Front:* Decomposer

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that break down dead material (fungi, bacteria)

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*Front:* Habitat

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home or environment of an organism

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*Front:* Biodiversity

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of life in an ecosystem