Post- Assessment Ecosystems: Flow of Energy and Matter

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What is a food web?

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A diagram showing interconnecting food chains that illustrate the flow of energy through an ecosystem.

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What are ecosystems made up of?

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Biotic and abiotic factors.

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What is an unbalanced ecosystem?

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An ecosystem in which many organisms cannot meet their needs.

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What is an ecologist?

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A scientist who studies the relationship between organisms and their environments.

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What is a herbivore?

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An animal that eats only plants.

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What are abiotic factors?

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

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What are biotic factors?

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Living components of an ecosystem, including plants, animals, and microorganisms.

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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 a producer in an ecosystem?

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An organism that can make its own food, typically through photosynthesis, like plants.

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What is a consumer?

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An organism that eats other organisms for energy.