Ecosystems Vocabulary

An ecosystem found along the coast and in swampy areas.

• coral reef

• mangroves

• pine forests

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An underwater ecosystem.

• forest

• coral reef

• mangroves

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A combination of several food chains.

• food line

• producer

• food web

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Living things that make their own food; plants.

• producers

• consumers

• predators

A place where living and non living things interact.

• school

• mall

• ecosystem

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Organisms that break down dead plants and animals for food.

• prey

• consumers

• decomposers

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Organisms that eat other living things as food; animals.

• consumers

• producers

• decomposers