Ecosystems Part 1

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What is a niche?

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The role that an animal plays in helping to keep the ecosystem in balance.

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What is biology?

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The study of life and living organisms.

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What is a system?

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Something that is made up of many different parts that all work together.

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What does biotic mean?

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Refers to living things.

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What is an ecosystem?

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All the living and non-living things in a particular 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 are abiotic factors?

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Non-living components of an ecosystem, such as water, soil, and climate.

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What are producers?

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Organisms that make their own food, usually through photosynthesis.

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What are consumers?

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Organisms that eat other living things for energy.

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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.