Ecosystems Vocabulary

abiotic factors

• nonliving things in an ecosystem such as light, air, and soil

• living things in an ecosystems such as animals and plants

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interdependence

• two things in an ecosystem rely on each other

• being independent in an ecosystem

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Plants

• producer

• consumer

• decomposer

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A producer is...

• an organism that can make its own food through the process of photosynthesis

• an organisms that gets its energy by eating other organisms

• an organism that gets its energy from breaking down decaying organic material; the role of decomposers is the recycling of nutrients throughout the ecosystem.

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A consumer is...

• an organism that can make its own food through the process of photosynthesis

• an organisms that gets its energy by eating other organisms

• an organism that gets its energy from breaking down decaying organic material; the role of decomposers is the recycling of nutrients throughout the ecosystem.

A decomposer is...

• an organism that can make its own food through the process of photosynthesis

• an organisms that gets its energy by eating other organisms

• an organism that gets its energy from breaking down decaying organic material; the role of decomposers is the recycling of nutrients throughout the ecosystem.

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Ecosystem

• An interconnected community of organisms interacting with and depending on one another and the physical environment

• living things in an ecosystems such as animals and plants

• nonliving things in an ecosystem such as light, air, and soil

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adaptation

• a change in order to fit a new situation or use

• having to do with water

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terrestrial

• having to do with the land or the Earth

• having to do with water

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aquatic

• having to do with the land or the Earth

• having to do with water

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