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Ecosystems
Use this stack to help you prepare for the ecosystems test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a consumer? | An organism that gets their energy from eating other animals. |
| What is an ecosystem? | All the living and nonliving things in an environment and how they interact with eachother. |
| What is a producer? | A living thing that makes its own food. It is always a plant. |
| What is a food web? | A group of food chains within an ecosystem. |
| What is an organism? | The term used to describe any living thing. |
| What is a food chain? | The transfer of energy from one organism to another. It is grouped into producers, consumers/predators, and decomposers. |
| What are microplastics? | Tiny plastic particles that are harming ocean food chains and webs. |
| What are invasive species? | Plants and animals that become part of an ecosystem that they are not naturally found in. |
| What is a decomposer? | A living thing that breaks down dead plants, animals, or waste. They can come into the food chain at any time. |
| What is at the start of every food chain and web? | the sun |
| What are some examples of decomposers? | bacteria, earthworms, fungi (mushrooms) |
| What can happen if a top consumer/predator is eliminated from a food chain or web? | The things that these animals eat can overpopulate. |
| What can happen if a producer or bottom level consumer gets eliminated from a food chain or web? | The animals in the food chain or web can run out of food to eat. |
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