Energy Flow In Ecosystems Flashcards
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Consumers
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Animals that eat plants or other animals
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Producers
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Plants which photosynthesise to produce food
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Decomposers
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Decay dead material and help to recycle nutrients
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A physical environment
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The sum total of the non-biological components of the ecosystem; the water and soil in a pond or the soil and air in a forest
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Ecosystem
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Distinct, self supporting system of organisms interacting with each other and with their physical environment
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Population
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all the members of a single species that live in a habitat
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Habitat
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The place where specific organisms live - their home
