Ecosystem Flashcard

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What is an ecosystem?

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All the living and nonliving things in an area.

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What do decomposers do in an ecosystem?

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Break down waste products and dead tissue.

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What do secondary consumers in an ecosystem eat?

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Other animals.

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What is a producer in an ecosystem?

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An organism that produces its own food, usually through photosynthesis.

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What is a primary consumer?

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An organism that eats producers, typically herbivores.

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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 food web?

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A complex network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem.

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What role do plants play in an ecosystem?

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They are producers that convert sunlight into energy through photosynthesis.

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What is biodiversity?

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The variety of different species in an ecosystem.

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What is a habitat?

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The natural environment where an organism lives.