Ecosystems

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What is an ecosystem?

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All the living and non-living things that interact in an area.

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What do we call all the animals of the same species living in an ecosystem?

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Population

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What are invertebrates?

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Animals without a backbone.

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What do plants and animals need to survive?

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Air, water, sunlight, and a source of food for energy.

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What happens when trees are cut down in an ecosystem?

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It affects most of the plants and animals in the ecosystem.

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What is a community in an ecosystem?

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A group of different species living together in the same area.

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What is a habitat?

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The natural environment where an organism lives.

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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 in an ecosystem?

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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.