Ecosystem Concepts

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A community of living things (plants, animals) and their environment (non-living things like water and soil).

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Ecosystem

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The living parts of an ecosystem, such as plants, animals, bacteria, and fungi.

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Biotic Factors

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The non-living parts of an ecosystem, including sunlight, water, temperature, and soil.

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Abiotic Factors

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The process by which plants use sunlight to make their own food.

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Photosynthesis

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The natural environment where a plant or animal lives.

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Habitat

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The process by which insects or other animals help plants reproduce by transferring pollen.

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Pollination

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A group of living organisms that can breed and produce offspring.

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Species

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A sequence of organisms where each one is eaten by the next in the chain, showing how energy and nutrients flow through an ecosystem.

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Food Chain

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Long-term changes in temperature and weather patterns that can affect ecosystems.

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Climate Change

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The act of protecting and preserving natural resources and ecosystems.

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Conservation

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