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Ecosystem
Habitats
Plants
Animals
Food Chains and Webs
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What is an ecosystem?
An ecosystem is all the living and nonliving things in an environment and how they interact.
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What is a habitat?
A habitat is a place where an animal or a plant lives.
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Where do plants get their energy?
Plants get energy from the sun.
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What is the difference between a carnivore, omnivore, and a herbivore?
A carnivore eats meat, a herbivore eats plants, and an omnivore eats both plants and meat.
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What is a food chain?
A food chain is the flow of energy through a community.
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What part of the ecosystem are rocks, soil, water, and sunlight?
Rocks, soil, water, and sunlight are part of the nonliving ecosystem.
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What do habitats provide in order for the animals to survive?
Habitats provide food, water, and shelter that animals need for survival.
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Where can we find plants in a food chain?

Plants are at the beginning of the food chain because they are producers.

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A carnivore, herbivore, and omnivore are all examples of a consumer. What is a consumer?
A consumer is a living thing that gets energy by eating plants and other animals.
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Why is it important to have a food chain?
It is important to have a food chain so energy can be passed from one organism to another.
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How are worms and insects helpful to the ecosystem?
Worms and insects are helpful because they make tunnels that help air and water get into the soil.
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How is soil an important part of a habitat?
Soil is an important part of a habitat because it provides homes and food for tiny animals.
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What is photosynthesis and can it happen at night?
Photosynthesis is the process by which plants change light energy from the sun and use it to make sugar. No, it can't happen at night. It has to be done during the day because it requires sunlight.
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How are decomposers important?
Decomposers are important because they put materials from dead plants and animals back into the soil, air, and water.
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What is a predator?
A predator is an animal that hunts and kills their prey to get energy.
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How do plants help the ecosystem?
Plants help the ecosystem by providing shelter and food for many animals.
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How does a woodland habitat meet the needs for a squirrel?
A woodland habitat provides the squirrel with the trees for nuts, seeds, and buds, and the twigs and leaves to build their nests.
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Name one abiotic factor that affects the growth of plants.

Rainfall, water, light, temperature, humidity, air and wind are abiotic factors that affect the growth of plants.

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What is a scavenger and give an example?
A scavenger is an animal that eats dead animals. An example of a scavenger is a vulture.
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How can people have a good effect on a food web?
People can have a good effect on a food web by replacing lost habitat.
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Are people part of the ecosystem? Why or why not?
Yes, people are part of the ecosystem because we are living things.
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What is a desert habitat like? What can you expect to find there?
A desert habitat is dry and sunny. You would expect to find plants like cactus and animals like lizards.
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Why is a plant a producer?

A plant is a producer because plants can make their own energy from the sun.

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How do animals that don't eat plants get their energy?
They get their energy from eating other animals.
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What can change a food web? How?
The weather can affect a food web by damaging and destroying plants. People can affect a food web by spraying pesticides, dumping waste into oceans and rivers, overfishing, and deforestation.