FOSS Living Systems "The Biosphere"

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What is an ecosystem?

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A community of organisms interacting with each other and with the nonliving environment.

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What are decomposers?

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Animals that break down plant or animal materials.

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What is always at the end of a food chain/web?

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Decomposers.

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What are consumers?

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Animals that get energy by eating plants or other animals.

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What is the atmosphere?

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All of the air on Earth.

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What are producers?

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Organisms that create their own food through photosynthesis.

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What role do decomposers play in an ecosystem?

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They break down dead organisms and recycle nutrients back into the 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.

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What is a food web?

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A complex network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem.

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What is biodiversity?

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The variety of different species of plants and animals in an ecosystem.