Components of the ECOSYSTEM

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What are the two main components of an ecosystem?

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Biotic and abiotic components.

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What is an example of an abiotic component of an ecosystem?

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Water.

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How do organisms in an ecosystem maintain stability?

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By interacting with each other.

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What are autotrophs?

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Organisms that use photosynthesis to produce their own food.

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What are biotic factors in an ecosystem?

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All living things or organisms.

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What do ecosystems contain?

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Living and non-living components.

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What is the role of producers in an ecosystem?

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They convert solar energy into chemical energy through photosynthesis.

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What are consumers in an ecosystem?

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Organisms that obtain energy by eating other organisms.

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What is a food chain?

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A linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass.

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What is a food web?

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A complex network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem.