Kelp Forest Vocab

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What is an ecosystem?

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An ecosystem is all of the living and nonliving things in an area that interact with each other.

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What are the two main parts of an ecosystem?

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The two main parts of an ecosystem are living things and nonliving things.

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What is species diversity?

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Species diversity refers to the different living things (plants and animals) in an area.

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What is a food chain?

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A food chain is the flow of energy from one organism to another.

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What is a population in ecological terms?

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A population is one species all living in the same environment.

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What role do producers play in an ecosystem?

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Producers, such as plants, create energy through photosynthesis and form the base of the food chain.

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What are consumers in an ecosystem?

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Consumers are organisms that eat other organisms for energy.

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What is the difference between herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores?

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Herbivores eat plants, carnivores eat other animals, and omnivores eat both plants and animals.

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What is a decomposer?

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Decomposers are organisms that break down dead organic material, returning nutrients to the soil.

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How does energy flow in an ecosystem?

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Energy flows in an ecosystem from producers to consumers and then to decomposers.

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