Post- Assessment Ecosystems: Flow of Energy and Matter

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What is glucose?

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A type of sugar; the main source of plant food for growth.

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What is competition in an ecosystem?

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When two or more organisms try to use the same limited resource.

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What are biotic factors?

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Living components of an ecosystem, such as plants and animals.

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What is an omnivore?

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An animal that eats plants and animals.

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What is a keystone species?

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A group of organisms that have a big effect on the balance of an ecosystem.

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What are abiotic factors?

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Nonliving components of an ecosystem, such as water, sunlight, and oxygen.

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What is an ecosystem?

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

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What is a food chain?

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A sequence that shows how energy and nutrients flow from one organism to another.

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What is a producer?

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An organism that makes its own food, usually through photosynthesis.

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What is a consumer?

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An organism that eats other organisms for energy.