Ecology

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What is a Consumer?

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An organism that needs to eat other organisms to obtain energy.

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What is a Decomposer?

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An organism that breaks down and absorbs organic matter for energy.

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What happens to energy as you move up an energy pyramid?

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Energy decreases.

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What are Abiotic factors?

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Non-living components of an ecosystem, such as water, sunlight, dirt, and air.

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What are Heterotrophs?

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Organisms that cannot make their own food and are known as consumers.

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What is an Autotroph?

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An organism that can make its own food, typically through photosynthesis.

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What is a Producer?

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An organism that produces its own food and serves as a food source for consumers.

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What is an Ecosystem?

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A community of living organisms interacting with their environment.

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What is Biodiversity?

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The variety of life in a particular habitat or ecosystem.

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What is a Food Chain?

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A linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass as one organism eats another.