Ecosystems

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What are some changes that can disrupt the balance of an ecosystem?

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Fires burning during vegetation, people cutting down forests to build neighborhoods, droughts taking away the source of water, and all of the above.

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A living thing can live only in an environment that meets its ____.

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needs

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What is the variety of different life forms in an ecosystem called?

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biodiversity

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Plants use energy from ______ to make food.

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sunlight

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How can invasive plants that do not have competitors in their habitats cause change?

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By growing so large they block the sunlight.

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What is an ecosystem?

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A community of living organisms interacting with their environment.

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What is the role of producers in an ecosystem?

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Producers, like plants, create their own food through photosynthesis.

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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.

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What is the difference between a habitat and a niche?

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A habitat is the environment where an organism lives, while a niche is the role or function of that organism within the ecosystem.

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What is the importance of decomposers in an ecosystem?

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Decomposers break down dead organic matter, returning nutrients to the soil.