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Ecosystems
Ecosystem Studyguide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Parts of living things are considered living. If they are separated from the living thing they are considered... | Once Living (Dead) |
| List 3 characteristics of living things | movement, respiration, sensitivity, growth, reproduction, excretion, nutrition |
| What is an ecosystem? | A community of plants and animals that interact with their environment |
| If something has the potential to be alive then it is considered... | Living |
| List 4 characteristics of living things | movement, respiration, sensitivity, growth, reproduction, excretion, nutrition |
| What are abiotic factors? | Non-living factors that help an ecosystem thrive |
| If living things or parts of living things are processed then they are considered... | Non living |
| What is an example of an abiotic factor? | Rain, soil, sun |
| What are biotic factors? | living factors that help an ecosystem thrive |
| What is a producer? | Producers are plants. Produce their own food through photosynthesis and provide oxygen for animals |
| What is an example of a biotic factor? | plants, animals, bacteria |
| What is a decomposer? | Living things that break down dead plants and animals |
| What are the four types of consumers? | Carnivore, herbivore, omnivore, and scavenger |
| What is a consumer? | Livings things that eat plants and animals for energy and produce carbon dioxide |
| What is an example of a decomposer? | Worms, bacteria, fungi |
| Trees, grass, and flowers are examples of... | Producers |
| What is an herbivore? | An organism that eats only plants |
| Turtles, polar bears, and rabbits are examples of... | Consumers |
| Where do producers get their energy from? | The Sun |
| What is a carnivore? | An organism that eats only meat |
| What is an omnivore? | An organism that eats both plants and animals |
| What do food chains begin with? | A producer |
| What do the arrows in a food chain represent? | The transfer of energy from one organism to another |
| What is a scavenger? | An organism that eats already dead animals |
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