Ecosystem Components and Characteristics 11/21

Front

What is the process by which plants use energy from the sun to create food?

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Photosynthesis

Front

What term describes all the areas on and around Earth where living things exist?

Back

Biosphere

Front

What do we call an organism that primarily eats meat?

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Carnivores

Front

What factor primarily controls the distribution of biomes?

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Climate

Front

Which animal in a food web typically receives the most energy from plants?

Back

Rabbit

Front

What is the term for the role an organism plays in its ecosystem?

Back

Niche

Front

What is the term for organisms that produce their own food, usually through photosynthesis?

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Producers

Front

What do we call the variety of life in a particular habitat or ecosystem?

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Biodiversity

Front

What is the term for the interconnected food chains in an ecosystem?

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Food web

Front

What is the primary source of energy for most ecosystems?

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The Sun