Ecosystems

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An organism that gets energy from eating other organisms is a ______________.

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consumer

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An organism that cannot make its own food is called a ______________.

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consumer

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A relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is unharmed is called ______________.

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Commensalism

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The best description of an ecosystem is ______________.

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all of the living and nonliving things in an area

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The term to describe all the members of one species living in a particular area is ______________.

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Population

Front

An organism that makes its own food is called a ______________.

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producer

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The role of decomposers in an ecosystem is to ______________.

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break down dead organisms and recycle nutrients back into the soil

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A group of different species living together in one area is called a ______________.

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community

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The non-living parts of an ecosystem, such as water and soil, are known as ______________.

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abiotic factors

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The living parts of an ecosystem, including plants and animals, are known as ______________.

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biotic factors