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 are biotic factors?

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Living things in an ecosystem, such as plants and animals.

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What are abiotic factors?

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Non-living things in an ecosystem, such as water, soil, and sunlight.

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Give an example of a biotic factor in a desert.

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Snake.

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What is prey?

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An animal that is hunted by other animals for food.

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What is a predator?

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An animal that hunts other animals for food.

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What do we call the place where an organism lives?

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Habitat.

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Which of these is NOT an example of an ecosystem? A city, Rainforest, Desert, Deep ocean?

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A city.

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What is the environment in an ecosystem?

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The surroundings that include both living and non-living things.

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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.