4.3 Ecosystems

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What term describes the fox in a food web?

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secondary consumer

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What do you call all the organisms of the same species that live in the same place?

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population

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What is the role of a consumer in an ecosystem?

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A consumer eats to get its energy.

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What is the role of a decomposer in an ecosystem?

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A decomposer breaks down dead matter and returns it to the soil.

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How does the sun's energy cycle through ecosystems?

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The sun's energy cycles from producers to consumers to decomposers.

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What are ecosystem factors such as sunlight, water, nutrients, soil, and air called?

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non-living factors

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What is a producer in an ecosystem?

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A producer is an organism that can make its own food, typically through photosynthesis.

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What is the difference between biotic and abiotic factors in an ecosystem?

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Biotic factors are living organisms, while abiotic factors are non-living elements like sunlight and water.

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What is an example of a primary consumer?

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An example of a primary consumer is a herbivore, such as a rabbit.

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What role do decomposers play in nutrient cycling?

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Decomposers break down dead organisms, returning nutrients to the soil for use by producers.