ecosystem vocabulary

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What is a producer?

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Green plants and other organisms that use light energy to make their own food.

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What is a community in an ecosystem?

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A group of different populations of organisms living together.

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What does the balance of nature refer to?

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The relationship between numbers of organisms and the resources available in an ecosystem.

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What is a microorganism?

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A very small living thing, often one-celled, too small to be seen without a microscope.

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What is an organism?

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A single living thing.

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What is a consumer?

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An organism that eats other organisms for food.

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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 does abiotic mean?

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

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What is a population?

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A group of individuals of the same species living in a specific area.

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What is biodiversity?

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The variety of different species of plants and animals in an ecosystem.

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