Ecosystems 5.9A

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What is a consumer that eats only plants?

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Herbivore

Front

What are organisms that feed on plants or other animals for energy?

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Consumer

Front

In a food web, which of the following is NOT a consumer: prairie grass, mountain lion, squirrel, or robin?

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The prairie grass

Front

What is the benefit to a plant of having an animal eat its fruit?

Back

Animals help the plant spread its seeds.

Front

What are the non-living physical and chemical elements of an environment called?

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Abiotic

Front

What do we call organisms that produce their own food, usually through photosynthesis?

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Producers

Front

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

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Omnivore

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What is the role of decomposers in an ecosystem?

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Decomposers break down dead organisms and recycle nutrients back into the soil.

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What is the term for the living components of an ecosystem?

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Biotic factors

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What is an example of an abiotic factor in an ecosystem?

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Water, sunlight, soil, temperature, or air.