Ecosystem Vocabulary

the living and nonliving parts of an environment

• community

• ecosystem

• habitat

• population

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the place where a living thing makes its home

• community

• ecosystem

• habitat

• population

all the living things of the same kind that live in the same place

• community

• ecosystem

• habitat

• population

all the populations that live in the same place

• community

• ecosystem

• habitat

• population

What are TWO living parts of an environment?

• air

• sunlight

• animals

• water

• plants

What are FOUR nonliving parts of an environment?

• air

• sunlight

• animals

• water

• soil

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a living thing that makes, or produces, its own food

• consumer

• omnivores

• decomposer

• producer

• food chain

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a living thing that eats other organisms

• consumer

• omnivores

• decomposer

• producer

• food chain

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a living thing that eats other organisms

• consumer

• omnivores

• decomposer

• producer

• food chain

a living thing that breaks down waste and dead plant and animal matter

• consumer

• omnivores

• decomposer

• producer

• food chain

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