7.1 Communities and Ecosystems Flashcards
1
Q
What is an ecosystem?
A
A community of organisms interacting with their environment
2
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What is a habitat?
A
The place where an organism lives
3
Q
What is biodiversity?
A
The variety of different species in an ecosystem
4
Q
What are producers?
A
Organisms that produce their own food through photosynthesis, such as plants
5
Q
What are consumers?
A
Organisms that eat other organisms to obtain energy, such as animals
6
Q
What are decomposers?
A
Organisms that break down dead matter and recycle nutrients in an ecosystem
7
Q
What is the role of the food chain?
A
To show how energy flows from one organism to another in an ecosystem
8
Q
What is the role of the food web?
A
A network of interconnected food chains showing all possible feeding relationships
