Ecology Review

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What is a Consumer in ecology?

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An organism that needs to eat other organisms to obtain energy.

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What does a food web represent?

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All connections of energy flow throughout all organisms in a habitat.

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What are Abiotic factors?

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Non-living components of an ecosystem, such as water, sunlight, dirt, and air.

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What are Biotic factors?

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The living portions of the ecosystem, including plants, animals, and microorganisms.

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What is a Herbivore?

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A consumer that eats plants.

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What is an Autotroph?

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An organism that can produce its own food, typically through photosynthesis.

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What is a Producer?

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An organism that produces energy-rich compounds (food) for itself and other organisms, usually through photosynthesis.

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What is a Carnivore?

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A consumer that primarily eats other animals.

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What is a Decomposer?

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An organism that breaks down dead or decaying organisms, returning nutrients to the ecosystem.

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What is an Ecosystem?

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A community of living organisms interacting with their physical environment.