B4.1.1 Ecosystems Flashcards

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What is an ecosystem?

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All living organisms and physical conditions in an area

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What is a community

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all the populations of different species which interact together in the same habitat.

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What is a habitat

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The area in which an organism lives

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Population

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Total number of organisms of each species

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Producers

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Organisms that make their own food by photosynthesis, include all plants and algae

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Consumers

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Organisms that cannot make their own food.
They must eat other organisms to gain energy
All animals are consumers

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Decomposers

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A special group of consumers that gain their energy by feeding on dead or decaying material

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