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Ecosystems
Ecosystems study guide
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Science
5th Grade
03/05/2017

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Term
An ____ is made up of all the living and nonliving things in an area.
Definition
ecosystem
Term
_______ factors are the living parts of an ecosystems. Examples include: trees, humans, birds, and plants.
Definition
Biotic
Term
______ factors are those parts of an ecosystem that are not living. Some examples include: air, rocks, and soil
Definition
Abiotic
Term
The process by which plants, algae, and some bacteria use energy from sunlight to make their own food is called______
Definition
photosynthesis
Term
A ______ is a model that shows the path of energy as it flows from one living thing to the next.
Definition
Food chain
Term
In an ecosystem, several food chains connect to form a
Definition
food web
Term
An ____ is a body of water in which freshwater from a river meets and mixes with salt water from the ocean.
Definition
Estuary
Term
A ______ is a living thing that makes its own food. Examples include: all plants, algae, and some bacteria.
Definition
producer
Term
A living thing that gets energy by eating other living things is called a _____. Humans, cows, and birds are all examples.
Definition
Consumer
Term
A ____ is a living thing that gets its energy by breaking down wastes and dead plants and animals.Examples include:most bacteria and fungi
Definition
Decomposer
Term
The three types of consumers are: ___ ___ ___
Definition
Herbivores,carnivores, and omnivores
Term
What is a herbivore?
Definition
Is a consumer that eats only or mostly plants.Examples include:Mice, rabbits, and deer
Term
What is a carnivore?
Definition
Is a consumer that eats only or mostly eats meat.Examples include:Sharks, seals, hawks, and wolves.
Term
What is a omnivore?
Definition
Its a consumer that eats both plants and animals. Examples include:Humans, bears, and raccoons.
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Animals that hunt other animals are ____. The animals that are hunted are called _____
Definition
Predator, and Prey
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