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26 Cards in this Set
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An environment is all the ______ and ______ things that surround us |
Living______________nonliving |
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the living things in an environment include ____, ________, _______________. |
people, other animals and plants |
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Nonliving things in the environment include, _______,____________,_________, and __________. |
water, air, soil and weather |
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The ________ in an area is the average weather over many years. |
Climate |
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Living parts of an ecosystem are called _______ and "bio" means _________. |
biotic........."life". |
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nonliving parts of an ecosystem are called ______ ________. |
abiotic factors. |
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Plants need _________ to produce food. |
sunlight |
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Almost all living things need __________. |
water |
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most plants need _________ to grow |
soil |
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natural resources include ______,______, _____, ______, _______, ______, _______, ________. |
water, soil, coal iron ore, natural gas, trees, stone, oil. |
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Pollution happens when_______________________. |
harmful substances mix with water, soil and air. |
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Example of soil pollution |
can come from fertillizers and trash |
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Example of air pollution |
burning gasoline |
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an example of water pollution |
washing off chemicals in fields. |
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Describe habitat restoration |
They build land over closed landfills. |
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Any living thing that makes its own food |
Producer |
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an animal that eats plants or other animals |
consumer |
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an animal that eats only plants or producers |
herbivore |
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an animal that eats both plants and other animals |
carnivore |
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an animal that eats both plants and other animals |
omnivore |
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a living thing that feeds on wastes and on the remains of plants and animals |
Decomposer |
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an environment that meets the needs of a living thing |
habitat |
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a living thing interacts with it's habitat |
Niche |
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the movement of food energy in a sequence of living things. |
Food Chain |
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Consumers that are eaten |
Prey |
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hunters |
Predator |
