ecosystem

A community of

living organisms (biotic factors)

non-living components (abiotic factors) such as air, water, and soil

and their physical environment such as climate, temperature is called ----------------------------

• habitat

• ecosystem

• food chain

• food web

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Fish species, such as cleaner fish, help remove parasites and dead tissue from larger fish, maintaining their health. Without the cleaner fish,the health of other animals will be affected in a marine ecosystem. This concept of components of an ecosystem depending on each other is called -------------

• ecosystem

• causation

• interdependence

• causation

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• If it rains, the plants grow because they get water.

• If temperature becomes hot the pond dries up and the fishes die.

  The process of causing something to happen or exist is called -----------------------

• causation

• ecosystem

• interdependence

• habitat

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The balance in nature where plants, animals, and their homes all live together peacefully is called -----------------------

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Plants and animals change over time to fit better into their homes.

It's like they're learning to live better in their surroundings.

This is called -----------

A-------- is home where plants and animals live. It can be a forest, desert, ocean, or even a backyard.

-----------provide food, water, shelter, and space for living things. All living things depend on their habitat to survive and grow.

• ecosystem

• food chain

• habitat

• community

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sunlight, temperature, water, soil, air, minerals, and nutrients are -------

• biotic

• abiotic

Plants, animals, fungi, bacteria, and other microorganisms are ------------

• biotic

• abiotic

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The chart that shows the linear flow of energy among living things is called--------