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Ecosystems

Ecosystems. By: Kacey Ann Jones Ms. Tabor’s Science Class. Definition. An ecosystem is all living or non-living thing that interact in one place. Examples of ecosystems. Prairie. Desert. Polar. Living and Non-living things.

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Ecosystems

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  1. Ecosystems By: Kacey Ann Jones Ms. Tabor’s Science Class

  2. Definition • An ecosystem is all living or non-living thing that interact in one place.

  3. Examples of ecosystems Prairie Desert Polar

  4. Living and Non-living things • Examples of nonliving things are air, sunlight, and water. Examples of living thing are plants, animals , and people.

  5. Producers • Any organism that makes its own food. A sunflower makes its own food from the sun.

  6. Consumer • An organism that eats other living things to get energy.

  7. Decomposer • An organism that breaks down the remains of dead organisms.

  8. Carnivore • An animal that eats only other animals.

  9. Omnivore • An animal that eats both plants and animals.

  10. Herbivore • An animal that eats only plants.

  11. Food Chain • The path of food energy in an ecosystem as one living thing eats another.

  12. Food Web • Two or more food chains that overlap.

  13. How do organisms adapt for survival? • Adaptations help animals get food, hide from predators and survive. Fur color helps animals hide from predators Bright colors warn other animals to stay away Web feet help ducks swim

  14. My favorite thing about ecosystems is • Herbivores - Animals that eat only plants. While studying about ecosystems, I learned that sunflower blooms turn and follow the sun across the sky.

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