Ecosystems

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What is a habitat?

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The place where an organism lives that provides it with shelter, food, and water.

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Where do producers get their energy from?

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Producers get their energy from the Sun.

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What is a population?

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All the members of one type of species in a specific area.

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What two types of things make up an ecosystem?

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An ecosystem is made up of living and nonliving things.

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What happens to a squirrel population if its habitat is destroyed?

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The squirrel population would decrease.

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What is an ecosystem?

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A community of living organisms and their interactions with their environment.

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What are producers in an ecosystem?

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Organisms that make their own food, usually through photosynthesis.

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What is a consumer?

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An organism that eats other organisms for energy.

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What is a decomposer?

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An organism that breaks down dead material and recycles nutrients back into the ecosystem.

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What is biodiversity?

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The variety of different species in a specific area.