Ecosystem Basics Vocabulary

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Flashcards covering key vocabulary and concepts related to ecosystems, their components, and organism interactions.

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What is an ecosystem?

A place where living and nonliving things work together.

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What is a habitat?

The natural home of a plant or animal.

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Define environment in ecological terms.

Everything around a living thing.

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What is an organism?

Any living thing.

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What does community mean in ecology?

A group of different living things in one area.

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What is a population?

All of one kind of living thing in an area.

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What is a producer?

A plant that makes its own food.

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Define consumer.

An animal that eats plants or other animals.

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What is a decomposer?

An organism that breaks down dead plants and animals.

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What is an herbivore?

An animal that eats only plants.

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What is a carnivore?

An animal that eats only meat.

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Define omnivore.

An animal that eats both plants and animals.

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Why is soil important in an ecosystem?

It is the dirt that plants grow in.

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Why is water essential for living things?

All living things need water to survive.

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Why is sunlight important for plants?

It is the energy source plants use to make food.

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What role does air play in ecosystems?

Animals breathe it and plants use it.

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What does temperature measure?

How hot or cold something is.

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What is a food chain?

A diagram that shows how energy moves from one living thing to another.

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Define food web.

Many interconnected food chains.

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What is a predator?

An animal that hunts other animals.

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What is prey?

An animal that is hunted by another animal.

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What is an adaptation?

A body part or behavior that helps an animal survive.