Components of the ECOSYSTEM

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A model that shows the path of energy as it flows from one organism to the next in an ecosystem.

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Food Chain

Front

Ecosystems depend on organisms to ________ with each other to maintain stability.

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interact

Front

The demand for a resource by two or more organisms.

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Competition

Front

All living things or organisms in an ecosystem are __________.

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biotic factors

Front

Process which plants and algae use to make their own food.

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Photosynthesis

Front

The non-living components of an ecosystem, such as water, soil, and air, are called __________.

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abiotic factors

Front

Organisms that produce their own food through photosynthesis are known as __________.

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producers

Front

An organism that eats plants is called a __________.

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herbivore

Front

An organism that eats other animals is called a __________.

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carnivore

Front

A network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem is called a __________.

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Food Web