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Ecosystems
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ecosystem | All nonliving and living things in an area |
| Biotic factor | the living parts of an ecosystems |
| abiotic factor | the nonliving parts of an ecosystem |
| organism | a single form of life |
| population | the amount of organisms that belong to one species |
| community | a group oft different populations and organisms |
| ecosystem | a collection of communities and abiotic factors |
| niche | the specific role an animal plays in an ecosystem |
| Food Web | Shows the interactions among many different food chains in a single ecosystem. |
| Producer | Organism that can create its own food through the process of photosynthesis |
| Consumer | Organism that feeds on other organisms or organic matter because it cannot make its own food |
| Decomposer | Organisms that break down dead plants and animals into nutrients for the soil |
| Scavenger | An animal the feeds off dead or decaying matter |