Ecosystems Flashcard

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How are ecosystems important to humans?

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Ecosystems are important to humans because they clean the air, provide resources like wood, and are great for activities.

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What is a population in an ecosystem?

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A population is a group of the same type (species) of organisms living in the same place at the same time.

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What is a herbivore?

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A herbivore is an organism that gets energy from eating only plants.

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What are biotic factors?

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Biotic factors are all living things in an ecosystem.

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What happens if you remove species from an ecosystem?

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If you remove species from an ecosystem, it can become unbalanced.

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What is an ecosystem?

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An ecosystem is an area, on land or in water, that contains living and non-living organisms which function together.

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What are abiotic factors?

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Abiotic factors are all non-living things in an ecosystem, such as water, soil, and climate.

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What is a food chain?

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A food chain is a sequence that shows how energy and nutrients flow from one organism to another in an ecosystem.

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What is a carnivore?

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A carnivore is an animal that gets energy from eating other animals.

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What is a decomposer?

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A decomposer is an organism that breaks down dead or decaying organisms, returning nutrients to the soil.