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| The scientific study of how living things interact with each other and their environment. Example: A wolf in the artcic trundra |
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| Why is an ecosystem important |
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| Because it's how living parts of an ecosystem relate to non-living parts. Ex: A worm living in soil |
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| A living thing in an ecosystem. Ex: animals & plants |
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| What are abiotic factors? |
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| A nonliving physical or chemical part of an ecosystem. Ex: air, water, light & soil |
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| How do biotic factors interact with an ecosystem? |
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| Living things depend on an ecosystem for food, water & air, as well as other things they need to survive. Ex: plants affect temperatures by blocking sunlight, beaver builds a dam and changes flow of river |
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| Name the 4 abiotic facotrs |
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| Temperature's affect on an ecosystem |
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| It affects the type of plants that will do well; fur for animals in cold temps, light coats in warm. Ex: artic wolf in Canada & Cactus in the desert. |
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| Light's affect on an ecosystem |
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| Energy from the sun supports all life on earth-photosynthesis. The amount and strength of sunlight available determines the type of plants in that ecosystem. |
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| Soil's affect on an ecosystem |
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| Water's affect on an ecosystem |
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