Ecosystems

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What is an ecosystem?

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An ecosystem is a community of living things (plants, animals, and microorganisms) interacting with each other and their nonliving environment (like air, water, and soil).

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What are living things in an ecosystem called?

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Living things in an ecosystem are called organisms.

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What is a nonliving thing?

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A nonliving thing is something that does not have life, such as rocks, water, and sunlight.

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Give an example of a living thing in a desert ecosystem.

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Cacti, coyotes, snakes, and roadrunners are examples of living things in a desert ecosystem.

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What is a population in an ecosystem?

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A population is a group of the same type of living things that live in the same area.

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What is a food chain?

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A food chain shows how energy and nutrients flow from one living thing to another in an ecosystem.

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What is a habitat?

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A habitat is the natural environment where an organism lives.

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What do we call the living parts of an ecosystem?

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The living parts of an ecosystem are called biotic factors.

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What do we call the nonliving parts of an ecosystem?

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The nonliving parts of an ecosystem are called abiotic factors.

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True or False? All living things depend on each other in an ecosystem.

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True.