Lesson 15 - Ecology for Kids

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What does the word 'organisms' mean?

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Living things such as plants or animals.

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What has been done to protect the ozone layer?

Back

Some chemicals have been banned.

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What does the word 'habitats' mean?

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The environments that animals and plants live in.

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What does the word 'species' mean?

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A group of plants or animals that are alike.

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What is ecology?

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The study of how living things interact with each other and their environment.

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What is a food chain?

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A series of organisms each dependent on the next as a source of food.

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What is a producer in an ecosystem?

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An organism that makes its own food, usually plants.

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What is a consumer in an ecosystem?

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An organism that eats other organisms for energy.

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What is a decomposer?

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An organism that breaks down dead material and returns nutrients to the soil.

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What is biodiversity?

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The variety of different species in an ecosystem.