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20 Cards in this Set
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All the nonliving things that surround a living thing |
environment
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all the different living things in an ecosystem |
community
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all the plants or animals of the same kind that live in an ecosystem
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population
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When one part of a food web changes, the whole _________ _______ is affected.
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food web
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An ____________________ is made up of all the living things and their environment in a certain area. |
ecosystem
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Ecosystems are always
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changing
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The number of living things an ecosystem can support depends on the ________________ available.
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resources
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Plants are _______________ because they use energy from the sun to make food.
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producers
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Animals and humans must eat other things to get energy so they are called ____________________. |
consumers |
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Living things that break down dead things and wastes and add nutrients to the soil are called _______________.
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decomposers
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Animals that do not eat plants are called _____________________.
(meat eaters) |
carnivores
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Animals that eat only plants are called _____________________.
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herbivores
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Animals that eat both plants and animals are called ________________.
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omnivores
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Any animal that hunts and eats other animals is called a _______________.
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predator
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The animals that a predator hunts are called its ____________. |
prey
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Which animal in the food web is a herbivore?
owl, snake, mouse, or raccoon |
mouse
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Which animal is an omnivore? |
raccoon
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Is the snake a predator or prey of the raccoon?
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prey
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Which animal does not have a predator? |
owl
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How is a food chain different from a food web?
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A food chain shows only 1 source of food for each animal. A food web shows several food chains linked together.
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