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The study of living and non-living things and how they interact is
Ecology
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All the living organisms in a ecosystem are called
biotic
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The nonliving factors that are part of an ecosystem are called
Abiotic
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The four main abiotic factors are
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All the biotic and abiotic factors that interact in a particular environment is an
ecosystem
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The movement of water through the environment is the
water cycle
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An organism that captures energy from the sunlight and uses it as a source of food is an producer.
Prouducer
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An organisms that gets its energy by eating other organizms
Consmer
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A consumer that feeds on dead animals is a
Scavanger
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An organism that breaks down dead plants and animals is a
decomposer
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The feeding relationship between a producer and a SINGLE path of linked consumers in an ecosystem is a
Food chain
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A complete model of the feeding between the different producers, consumers, and decomposers in an ecosystem is
food web
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A model that shows the amount of energy available at each feeding level of an ecosystem is an
energy pyramid
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A group of the same species that live in a particular area is called
population
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The physical location where plants and animals live is an
habitat
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An organisms role or job in a specific habitat is called
niche
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All the biotic and abiotic factor that interact in an environment is an
ecosystem
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An animal that hunts another animal is a
predator
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An animal that is hunted by another animal is
Prey
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A consumer that only eats producers is an
Herbavor
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A consumer that eats other consumers is a
Carnivor
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A consumer that eats both living producers and consumers is an
Amnivore
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Any factor or condition that limites the growth of a population in an ecosystem is called
limiting factor
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The maximum size that a population can reach in an ecosystem is called its
carrying capaciity
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A resource that can be used over and over again
renewable resource
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A resource that cannot be replaced at all or quickly enough for human purposes is a
natural resource
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The addition of harmful substances to the environment is
Pollution
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The number and variety of life forms within an ecosystem is
biodiversity
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Removing all the trees from an area is called
deforestation
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The process of saving or protecting a natural resource is called
proservation
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A way of living or doing buisness that uses natural resources without using them up is called a ________ practice
sustainable
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Trees have several niches in a forest. Describe what they are.
Air, homes, carbon cycle, food, soil.
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 If the number of snakes in this food web decreases, what will happen to rabbits and hawks at first.
Hawks will decrease rabbits will increase
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 If the pine trees are the main habitat for the birds, what will most likely happen to their population if a construction company were to come in and clear a significant number of the trees? How would it also effect the number of insects and owls? Support.
Birds would die or eave because of no home then the owls would decrease because of limited food. Insects would increase.
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 If the population of owls decreased, would the Lynx population be greatly affected? Why or why not?
The lynx population wouldn't be greatly affected because of its other food chains.
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 If the elk and moose population were reduced because of hunting, how would the wolf population be affected? Explain.
The wolf population would decrease greatly because of limited food.
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 Thinking about the concept of biodiversity, which consumer in the food web would LEAST likely be affected of one of their food sources was lost to disease. Support.
Lynx because it has many food groups.
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 What are the secondary consumers in this food web?
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 Name the producers in this food web.
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 If their is an increase in the number of lynx, how will that affect the number of fox and eventually the number of mice in the ecosystem?
They would eat the fox all up ad mice would increase a lot!
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 the lynx is several kinds of consumers in this web. Name them.
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 Using this web, create a food chain that includes the owl.
GrAsS---Insects---bird---OWL---LYNX
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What do all food chains begin and end with.
- Begin: Producer
- End: Decomposer
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What organism feeds on an and all levels of the energy pyramid?
Decomposer
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Is fungus considered a producer or decomposer? Defend your answer!
Decomposer it eats any and all levels of the energy pyramid.
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What is the difference between decomposer and scavenger?
- Decomposer: Takes energy to start a new cycle
- Scavenger:continues the cycle
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