Energy and Matter in Organisms

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What is a population?

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All the organisms of the same kind that live together in a given area.

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What is a niche?

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The role that a plant or animal plays in its habitat.

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What is a habitat?

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The place where an organism lives and can find everything it needs to survive.

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What is a community?

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A group of organisms that live in the same area and interact with one another.

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What is a producer?

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A living thing, such as a plant, that can make its own food.

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What is a consumer?

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An organism that eats other living things for food.

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What is a predator?

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An animal that hunts and eats other animals.

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What is prey?

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An animal that is hunted and eaten by predators.

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What is an ecosystem?

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A community of living organisms and their environment interacting as a system.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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What is an environment?

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The surroundings or conditions in which an organism lives.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5