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Abiotic & Biotic
Week 23 Science Study Guide Abiotic & Biotic Factors
Question | Answer |
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• Abiotic | is the nonliving parts of an ecosystem. |
• Biotic | is all the living parts of an ecosystem. |
• Aquatic | means living in water. |
• Terrestrial | means living or growing on land. |
• Consumers | are animals that eat plants or other plant eating animals. |
• Decomposers | are organisms that break down dead plants or animals and returns nutrients to the soil for the energy cycle to begin again. |
• Plant life is called | flora. |
• Photosynthesis | is the food-making process in green plants that uses sunlight. |
• A producer | is any plant or algae that provides oxygen and food that animals need. |
• A scavenger | is an animal that feeds on the remains of dead animals. |
• A carnivore | is an animal that eats other animals. |
• A herbivore | is an animal that only eats plants. |
• An omnivore | is an animal that eats both plants and animals. |