Ecosystems

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An ____ is all the living and nonliving things that exist and interact in one place.

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ecosystem

Front

An ecosystem describes a specific area where the organisms ______ _______ as a unit.

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work together

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Living components can be sorted into three groups.

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producers, consumers, and decomposers

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A living thing can live only in an environment that meets its ____.

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needs

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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Who play the role of producers?

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plants

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Front

Plants use energy from ______ to make food.

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sunlight

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

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Where does the food chain START?

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with the sun giving energy to producers

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Factors that could cause extinction:

Destruction of animals' habitat

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Climate change

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Pollution

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Increased human population (more people)

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ALL of the above could cause extinction

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

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Human activities that affect ecosystems can be...

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Pollution, overfishing, forest fires, deforestation

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

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The variety of different life forms in an ecosystem.

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biodiversity

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5