Ecosystem Concepts and Interactions

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What is a producer in an ecosystem?

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A living organism that produces its own food and is food for other living organisms.

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What does climate refer to in an ecosystem?

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The average weather over many years which includes temperature and rainfall.

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What terms describe amounts of living things in an ecosystem?

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Individual, population, community.

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What is an ecosystem?

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All the plants and animals that live in the same place.

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What is the difference between a community and an ecosystem?

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A community is how living things that have something in common work together, while an ecosystem includes both living and nonliving things working together.

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What is a consumer in an ecosystem?

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A living organism that eats other living organisms.

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What is a decomposer?

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A living organism that breaks down dead organic material.

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What does biotic mean?

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Relating to or resulting from living things.

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What does abiotic mean?

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Relating to nonliving things in an ecosystem.

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What is a habitat?

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The natural home or environment of an organism.