Energy Flow in an Ecosystem

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What is Ecology?

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The scientific study of how organisms interact with their environment and all the other organisms that live in that environment.

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What is a producer?

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An organism that creates its own food.

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What are biotic factors?

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The living things in an ecosystem.

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What is prey?

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Animals that are being hunted and eaten by predators.

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What is a carnivore?

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An animal that eats other animals.

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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 is an herbivore?

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An animal that primarily eats plants.

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What is an omnivore?

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An animal that eats both plants and animals.

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What are abiotic factors?

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The non-living components of an ecosystem, such as water, soil, and climate.

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What role do decomposers play in an ecosystem?

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Decomposers break down dead organisms and recycle nutrients back into the ecosystem.