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science 5th grade
ecosystem
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| all living and nonliving components in a particular area | ecosystem |
| nonliving parts of an ecosystem | abiotic |
| living parts of an ecosystem | biotic |
| organism living together in an ecosystem | community |
| an organism that makes its own food using nonfood matter and energy from the sun | producer |
| organisms that break down, or decompose, other organisms bodies after they die | decomposer |
| shows how matter and energy flow from one organism to another | food chains |
| organisms that are too small to see | microbes |
| organisms that cannot produce their own food and must eat other organisms | consumer |
| a set of interconnected food chains | food web |
| Water, temperature, and sunight determine the number and types of organisms that can live in an ______________________. | ecosystem |
| Ecosystem can be any _______________ | size |
| The entire _____________ is an ecosystem. | Earth |
| All ecosystems consist of _____________ and ____________ components that interact. | biotic abiotic |
| Scientists have successfully used ____________________ to clean up toxic chemicals from the environment. | bioremediation |
| All organisms get matter and energy from ___________________. | environment |
| _______________ are producers. | Plants |
| ___________________break down the waste that animals produce. | Decomposers |
| _____________________ always represent the first link in the food chain. | Producers |
| The first link in the ocean food chain begins with __________________________________. | phytoplankton |
| The first link in a land food chain begins with ______________. | producers |