Ecosystems Vocabulary - Flashcards

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organism

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a living thing

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abiotic

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non-living factors in an environment

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biotic

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living parts of an ecosystem

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consumer

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living organisms that eat other living organisms

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producer

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a living organism that makes their own food

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decomposers

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an organism that breaks down dead

plants or animals,

producing nutrient rich

waste that is returned to

the soil and reused by

producers.

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matter

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anything that takes up space and has mass

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food chain

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shows the flow of energy from one organism to another

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food web

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several food chains that are interconnected and shows the relationship between organisms

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decrease

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to lower the amount of something