Science Definitions: Ecosystem

Ecosystem

• a community of organisms interacting with each other and the non-living environment

• everything around an organism

• connected and interacting food chains

• the feeding relationship with organisms in an environment

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Food Chains

• a community of organisms interacting with each other and the non-living environment

• the feeding relationship with organisms in an environment

• connected and interacting food chains

• everything around an organism

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Food Web

• everything around an organism

• the feeding relationship with organisms in an environment

• connected and interacting with food chains

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Producer

• Anything living such as an animal, plant, insect, bacteria, etc.

• an organism that breaks down plant and animal material

• an organism that cannot make its own food

• an organism that makes its own food

Consumer

• an organism that makes its own food

• an organism that cannot make its own food

• an organism that breaks down plant and animal material

• Anything living such as an animal, plant, insect, bacteria, etc.

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Decomposer

• an organism that breaks down plant and animal material

• an organism that cannot make its own food

• an organism that makes its own food

• Anything living such as an animal, plant, insect, bacteria, etc.

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Environment

• the feeding relationship with organisms in an environment

• a community of organisms interacting with each other and the non-living environment

• everything around an organism

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Living

• Anything living such as an animal, plant, insect, bacteria, etc

• Anything that doesn’t grow and reproduce such as rocks, soil, air or water

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Non-Living

• Anything living such as an animal, plant, insect, bacteria, etc

• Anything that doesn’t grow and reproduce such as rocks, soil, air or water

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Abiotic

• Living or was once living

• Not living