SAVVAS Ch 5 Les 1 What are Ecosystems?

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The place where an organism lives that provides it with shelter, food and water.

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habitat

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All the members of one type of species in a specific area.

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population

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Ecosystem

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All the living and non living things that interact in an area.

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An ecosystem is made up of _______ and ________ things.

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Living and nonliving

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The way energy is passed from one organism to another

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food chain

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Which of the following is NOT a consumer? Options: grass, dog, shark, fish

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grass

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What is the role of decomposers in a food chain?

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Break down dead organisms and add nutrients to the soil

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Producers get their energy from the ______. Options: water, Sun, eating animals, eating plants

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Sun

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Characteristic that all mammals share

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they all have hair

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Cutting down trees will...

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affect most of the plants and animals in the ecosystem