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24 Cards in this Set
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WHAT is always frozen in the tundra.
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The ground
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Trees that have broad leaves that block
sunlight in a deciduous forest biome |
Oaks, maples, and hickories
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The WHAT of all the food in an ecosystem comes from producers
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Source
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WHAT are large ecosystems located in different regions on earth
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Biomes
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Organisms that break down dead organisms are WHAT
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Decomposers
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Carnivores and herbivores are WHAT
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Consumers
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An ecosystem is made up of both WHAT and WHAT things in an environment.
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Living and nonliving
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Abiotic factors are the WHAT part of an ecosystem (rocks, soil, water, light).
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Nonliving
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The energy in a food chain moves from producers to WHAT
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Consumers
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Each WHAT in an ecosystem has its own place to live, or habitat.
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Organism
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The direction (order) in which WHAT flows in a food chain is producer,
consumer, and decomposer. |
Energy
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The taiga is located WHERE. It is a cool forest biome and is the largest in the world.
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Russia
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All the population in an ecosystem makes up a WHAT.
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Community
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There are HOW MANY major biomes. These ecosystems have their own kinds of
plants, animals, and soil. |
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WHAT are organisms that make their own food using the energy in sunlight.
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Producers
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Worms, bacteria, fungi, and other decomposers break down dead and decaying matter into WHAT and WHAT substances. They return these substances to the ecosystem as nutrients.
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Wastes and simpler
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In a savannah you’ll primarily see WHAT (3 things)
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Grass, shrubs, and trees
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Scientists call living things in an environment, WHAT.
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Biotic factors
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Because they live WHERE algae are the main producers in an ocean’s ecosystem.
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Near the ocean’s surface
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On WHERE the food chain begins with grasses, trees, and other green plants.
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Land
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Different WHAT can combine to form a food web.
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Food chains
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A consumer cannot make its own WHAT. It must eat other living things to
gain energy. |
Food
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Food webs show the relationships between WHAT and WHAT. A
WHAT is a carnivore that hunts for its food. |
Predators prey
Predator |
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Biomes are unique in many ways. Taiga, deciduous forests, and tropical
rain forests have many WHAT. Most WHAT with their scorching temperatures produce plants like cactus. |
Trees
Deserts |