Ecosystem Flashcard

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What are abiotic components of an ecosystem?

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Nonliving things like Rocks, water, and air

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What are biotic components of an ecosystem?

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Living things like Plants, animals, and microscopic organisms

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What is an organism?

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Plants, animals, and microscopic organisms

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What is an ecosystem?

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Living things and their physical surroundings

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What is a producer in an ecosystem?

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A living thing that makes its own food using sunlight

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What is a carnivore?

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An animal that eats other animals

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What is a herbivore?

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An animal that eats plants

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What is a food chain?

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A line-up of how energy is transferred in an ecosystem

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What are decomposers in an ecosystem?

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Organisms that break down dead things into nutrients for the soil

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What is a food web?

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A model of food chains that shows all the different connections in an ecosystem