Ecosystems Vocab

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What do we call organisms that make their own food using energy from the sun?

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Producer

Front

What is a large area characterized by its vegetation, soil, climate, and wildlife?

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Biome

Front

What term describes the non-living things in an ecosystem?

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Abiotic

Front

What do we call an animal that gets its energy by eating plants?

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Herbivore

Front

What is the process that gradually changes an existing ecosystem into another ecosystem?

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Succession

Front

What do we call animals that eat other animals?

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Carnivore

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What is the term for animals that eat both plants and animals?

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Omnivore

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What do we call the living components of an ecosystem?

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Biotic

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What is the term for a group of the same species living in a specific area?

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Population

Front

What do we call the role or function of an organism in its ecosystem?

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