Post- Assessment Ecosystems: Flow of Energy and Matter

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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 a consumer?

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An organism that consumes, or eats, a plant or animal for energy.

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What is a chloroplast?

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A green cell found in plants that absorbs light to make glucose during photosynthesis.

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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 glucose?

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

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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 photosynthesis?

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The process by which green plants use sunlight to make food from carbon dioxide and water.

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What is a producer?

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An organism that creates its own food, typically through photosynthesis.

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What is a decomposer?

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An organism that breaks down dead plants or animals and returns nutrients to the soil.

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What is an ecosystem?

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A community of living organisms and their interactions with the nonliving environment.