Organisms in Ecosystems - VASOL - 4.3

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What is an ecosystem?

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an area where living and nonliving things interact

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What are nonliving (abiotic) factors in an ecosystem?

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sunlight, water, nutrients, soil, air, temperature, etc.

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What is a population?

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all the organisms of the same species that live in the same place at the same time.

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What makes up a community in an ecosystem?

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The populations of species that live in the same place at the same time

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What organisms in the ecosystem hold the greatest amount of energy?

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the producers (plants)

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How does the sun’s energy cycle through ecosystems?

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It moves from producers to consumers to decomposers

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What is a food web?

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A group of food chains

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What do arrows in a food chain show

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the flow of energy

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What do members of a population compete for?

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resources, mates, and territory

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What is a habitat?

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The place where an animal or plant lives.