SC. 5.L.17.1 - Environmental Changes Part 1

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What is an ecosystem?

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A community of living and non-living things where living things need each other and non-living things to survive.

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What is an adaptation?

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A characteristic that helps an animal survive in its environment.

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What are ways humans can change the environment?

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Pollution, using chemicals, cutting down trees, overhunting, and overfishing.

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What is a need for an organism?

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Something an organism must have in order to survive.

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Do plants use energy from the sun to make their own food?

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True.

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What is the difference between a habitat and an ecosystem?

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A habitat is the specific environment where an organism lives, while an ecosystem includes all living and non-living things in a community.

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What is pollution?

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The introduction of harmful substances into the environment.

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What is a food chain?

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A sequence that shows how energy and nutrients flow from one organism to another.

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What is the role of producers in an ecosystem?

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Producers, like plants, make their own food using sunlight and provide energy for other organisms.

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What is a consumer?

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An organism that eats other organisms for energy.