biodiversity

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What is an animal that eats both plants and animals called?

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An omnivore.

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What do you call an animal that eats only meat?

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A carnivore.

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What is a diagram that shows the transfer of energy in an ecosystem using several food chains?

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A food web.

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What does the term 'bios' mean?

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Life.

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What is the part of Earth where organisms can live called?

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The biosphere.

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What is biodiversity?

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The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.

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What is the significance of producers in an ecosystem?

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Producers, such as plants, convert solar energy into chemical energy through photosynthesis, forming the base of the food chain.

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What role do decomposers play in an ecosystem?

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Decomposers break down dead organic matter, recycling nutrients back into the ecosystem.

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What is a food chain?

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A linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass as one organism eats another.

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What is the difference between a habitat and a niche?

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A habitat is the environment where an organism lives, while a niche is the role or function of that organism within its habitat.