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Ecosystems
Question | Answer |
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A complex, interactive system that includes both biotic and abiotic components of the environment | ecosystem |
All living factors of an ecosystem are classified as | biotic |
All nonliving factors of an ecosystem are classified as | abiotic |
Ecosystems located on land such as forests and grasslands are considered | terrestrial |
Ecosystems located in water such as oceans, estuaries, lakes, and ponds are considered | aquatic |
All of the animals of a single (ONE) species that live in the same area represent a | population |
All of different types of organisms that live in same area represent a | community |
a large region of the world with similar plants, animals, and other organisms that are adapted to that area | biome |
a living thing that makes its own food | producer |
a living thing that cannot make its own food. They get their energy by eating food | consumer |
a living thing that gets energy by breaking down dead plants and animals | decomposer |
consumers that eat only plants | herbivores |
consumers that eat only meat | carnivores |
consumers that eat both meat and plants | omnivores |
animals that hunt and kill animals for food | predator |
animals that are hunted and killed for food | prey |
a series of living things that each depend on the one before it for food | food chain |
a group of food chains that cross each other and overlap with each other | food web |
an organism's particular role/job in an ecosystem | niche |