Ecosystem

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What is an ecosystem?

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An ecosystem is a community of living things (plants, animals, and microorganisms) and their environment, interacting as a system.

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What is a producer?

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A producer is a living thing, like a plant, that makes its own food using sunlight.

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What is a consumer?

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A consumer is a living thing that eats other living things for food.

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What is a decomposer?

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A decomposer is a living thing, like fungi or bacteria, that breaks down dead plants and animals.

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What is photosynthesis?

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Photosynthesis is the process by which plants use sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water to make their own food.

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What is a habitat?

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A habitat is the natural home or environment of a living thing.

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What is a food chain?

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A food chain shows how energy and nutrients move from one living thing to another in an ecosystem.

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What is an aquatic ecosystem?

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An aquatic ecosystem is a water-based environment, like oceans, rivers, and lakes.

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What is a terrestrial ecosystem?

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A terrestrial ecosystem is a land-based environment, like forests, deserts, and grasslands.

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What happens if a species goes extinct?

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If a species goes extinct, it can affect the whole ecosystem because other living things depend on it.