ch. 8 review

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What is an ecosystem?

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An ecosystem is all the living and nonliving things and the environment in which they interact.

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What is a consumer?

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A consumer is an organism that eats other living things for energy, like a koala.

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What is a decomposer?

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A decomposer is an organism that breaks down dead or decaying organisms, like mold.

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What is competition in ecology?

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Competition is the struggle between two or more living things trying to use the same resource.

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What is a community?

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A community is all the living things in one area.

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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 is a population?

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A population is a group of the same species living in a specific area.

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What is a producer?

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A producer is an organism that makes its own food, usually through photosynthesis, like plants.

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What role do decomposers play in an ecosystem?

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Decomposers recycle nutrients back into the soil, helping plants grow.

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What is the difference between a habitat and an ecosystem?

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A habitat is where an organism lives, while an ecosystem includes all living and nonliving things in that area.