Ecosystem Study Cards

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all the living and nonliving things in an area and their interactions.

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What is an ecosystem?

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is a place that provides all the things an organism needs to live.

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What is a habitat?

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a group of organisms of one species that live in an area at the same time.

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What is a population?

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Different populations in an area make up a _________.

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What makes up a community?

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An animal that hunts and eats another animal.

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What is a predator?

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Any animal that is hunted by others for food

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What is prey?

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they make their own food for energy.

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What are producers?

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they are organisms that cannot make their own food. They get energy from producers or other consumers.

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What are consumers?

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a series of steps by which energy moves from one type of living thing to another.

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What is a food chain?

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a diagram that combines many food chains into one picture.

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What is a food web?