Organism

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What is a Food Chain?

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A linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass as one organism eats another.

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What is an Omnivore?

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An animal or person that eats food of both plant and animal origin.

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What is an Environment?

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The living and non-living things that an organism interacts with, or that have an effect on it.

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What is an Ecosystem?

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A community of living organisms (plants, animals, and microbes) in a particular area.

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What is a Limiting Factor?

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The factor that limits the reaction rate in any physiological process governed by many variables.

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What are Producers?

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Organisms that produce their own food, typically through photosynthesis, such as plants.

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What are Consumers?

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Organisms that cannot produce their own food and must eat other organisms for energy.

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What is a Decomposer?

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Organisms that break down dead or decaying organisms, returning nutrients to the ecosystem.

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What is Biodiversity?

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The variety of life in a particular habitat or ecosystem, including the number of different species.

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What is a Habitat?

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The natural home or environment of an organism, providing food, shelter, and mates.