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Ecosystems
5.9A-Ecosystems
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| An animal that gets energy by eating ONLY other animals. | Carnivore |
| Animal that gets energy by eating ONLY plants. | Herbivore |
| Uses sunlight to make its own food for energy. | Producer |
| Community of living and non‐living things. | Ecosystem |
| An organism that gets energy by breaking down dead organisms, waste, and non‐living materials. | Decomposer |
| Organism that gets energy by eating other organisms. | Consumer |
| An ‐‐‐‐‐ is a living thing. | Organism |
| Animal that gets energy by eating BOTH plants and animals. | Omnivore |
| Plant or animal who needs energy and must meet basic needs in order to survive. | Living Element (Biotic Factor) |
| Part of an ecosystem like water, soil, air, sunlight, sediments, and rocks. | Non-living Element (Abiotic Factor) |
| To turn or spin. | Rotate |
| To move around another object. | Revolve |
| It takes the Earth ____________ to revolve around the Sun one time. | 1 year or 365 days |
| It takes the Earth _____________ to rotate on it's axis one full time. | 1 day or 24 hours |
| It takes the Moon ______________ to revolve around the Earth one time. | 29 days |
| Star at the center of our Solar System that supplies Earth with heat and light, its enormous gravitational pull keeps our Solar System in orbit. | Sun |
| What is the largest planet in our solar system? | Jupiter |