Ecosystems 1

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What is a herbivore?

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An organism that gets energy from eating only plants.

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What is an example of a decomposer?

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Bacteria.

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What is the role an organism plays in its ecosystem?

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Niche.

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What is a producer?

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An organism that makes its own food, usually through photosynthesis.

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What is a consumer?

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An organism that gets energy by eating other organisms.

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What is an omnivore?

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An animal that gets energy by eating both plants and other animals.

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What is an ecosystem?

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A community that includes all living and non-living things in an environment.

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What is a population?

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A group of the same type of organisms living in the same area.

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What is an abiotic factor?

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A non-living part of an ecosystem, like water, sunlight, and soil.

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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.