Ecosystem Vocabulary Words Test Questions – Flashcards
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producer
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a living thing that can make its own food
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ecosystem
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all the living and nonliving things in an area
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population
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a group of the same kind of living things in an ecosystem
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herbivore
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an animal that eats plants or producers
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environment
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all the living and nonliving things that surround you
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community
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all the populations that live in the same place
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carnivore
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an animal that eats only other consumers or animals
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decomposer
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a living thing that feeds on remains of plants and animals
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consumer
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a living thing that can't make its own food and must eat other living things
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omnivore
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an animal that eats both plants and other animals
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abiotic
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the non-living parts of an ecosystem
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habitat
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an environment that meets the needs of a living thing
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niche
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a living thing's role in its ecosystem
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food chain
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shows the flow of energy among living things
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biotic
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the living parts of an ecosystem
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food web
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overlapping food chains
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energy pyramid
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this shows how much energy moves from producers to consumers in a food chain
