Ecosystems

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What is a niche?

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The role of organisms in a community, including how they obtain food, interact with other organisms, and contribute to the ecosystem.

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What is an ecosystem?

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Living and non-living things in an area, including their interactions.

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What is a habitat?

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A place where an organism lives, providing the necessary conditions for survival.

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What is a consumer?

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An organism that eats animals and/or plants.

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What is a community?

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All populations living in an area, interacting with each other.

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What is a producer?

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An organism that makes its own food, usually through photosynthesis, like plants.

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What is a decomposer?

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An organism that breaks down dead material and recycles nutrients back into the ecosystem.

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What is a biome?

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A large area characterized by specific climate conditions and types of plants and animals.

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What is biodiversity?

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The variety of different species of plants and animals in an ecosystem.

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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.