Biodiversity

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What is a species that needs to be protected but is not in danger of becoming extinct?

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Threatened species

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What is a species that plays a critical role in the health, maintenance, growth, or definition of an ecosystem?

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Keystone species

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What do we call an organism that uses sunlight to create its own food?

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Producer

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What is the part of Earth where organisms can live?

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Biosphere

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What do we call an organism that needs to eat other organisms to obtain energy?

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Consumer

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What is biodiversity?

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The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.

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What is an ecosystem?

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

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What is a habitat?

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The natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.

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What is an invasive species?

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A non-native species that spreads widely in a new habitat and causes harm to the environment.

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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.