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| A --- is a group of parts that work together as a unit. |
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| There are two types of systems. They are -- and --. |
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| An example of a closed system is a ---. |
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| An open system takes in --- and lets out ---. |
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| Inputs into an open system include: |
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| Outputs in an open system include: |
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| What are the basic parts of an ecosystem? |
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| living things and the environment they live in |
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| Give examples of an ecosytem's environment. |
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| What 4 basic things must an environment provide for the living things that live in that ecosystem? |
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| food, water, shelter, space |
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| What are 4 examples of ecosytems? |
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| forest, coral reefs, deserts, grasslands |
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| Some ecosystems can supply more food, water, shelter and space. What is the result? |
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| More animals can live there. |
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| A --- is a group of the same species living in the same place at the same time. |
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| --- is the group of organisms living together and interacting. |
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| A --- is part of a community. |
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| --- means that over time the changes in a system cancel each out out, keeping everything in balance in the ecosystem. |
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Most ecosystems have patterns whice give them
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| Give an example of patterns that create stability in an ecosystem. |
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| Give an example of instability in an ecosystem and the possible result. |
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| An ecosystem with too many deer. Some deer might starve to death because there may not be enough plants to eat. Some deer may be forced to choose to leave an area to find food |
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| A --- is the enviornment or place that meets the needs of the organisms. |
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| --- is the average weather of a place over a period of time. |
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| A --- is the role or the part the organism plays in its habitat or environment. |
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| There are three levels to a food chain. They are: |
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| producers, consumers, and decomposers. |
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| --- are living things that make their own food. |
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| Another name for producers is ---. |
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| --- are living things that eat other living things for energy because they can't make their own food. |
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| --- are the living things that feed on the wastes of plants and animals or the remains after they die. |
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| What are the nonliving parts of an ecosystem? |
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| sunlight, soil, water, air, and temperature |
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| --- are areas near the equator that have a lot of rainfall and high temperatures year round. |
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| Examples of habitats (homes) for animals in a tropical rain forest are: |
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| --- is the variety of plants and animals |
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| A --- --- has more species of animals and plants than any other ecosystem on Earth. |
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| --- --- are underwater ecosystems located near the equator. |
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| Coral reefs are made up of the rocky skeletons of many kinds of animals called ---. |
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| Corals are made up of tiny soft bodied animals called ---. |
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| Corals build --- --- skeletons around their bodies by taking calcium out of the sea water. |
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| --- is the amount of salt in something. |
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| --- are one type of plant that can live in salt water. |
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| Ocean communites have groups of living things divided into three zones. They are: |
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| intertidal zone, near-shore zone, open-ocean zone |
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| --- are located in intertidal zones. |
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| Near-shore zones include the --- waters and also the continental shelf area. |
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| An estuary is a body of water formed where fresh water (from rivers or steams) mixes with saltwater (in oceans). |
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| What special adaptations do estuary plants need? |
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| Estuary plants must be able to live in water that changes in the amount of salt (salinity) that is in the water. |
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