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Parts of an Ecosystem
Chapter 5 - Houghton Mifflin
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4th Grade
10/19/2010

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ecosystem
Definition
made up of all the living and nonliving things that interact in an area
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soil
Definition
the loose material that covers much of Earth's surface
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organic matter
Definition
the remains of plants and animals that is rich in nutrients and helps living things grow
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community
Definition
all the living things in an ecosystem make up this
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environment
Definition
everything that surrounds and affects a living thing
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population
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all the members of one kind of plant or animal in a community
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rainforest
Definition
an area where it rains a lot
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prairie
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a grassy land area with few or no trees
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temperate zone
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an area of the Earth where the temperature rarely gets very hot or very cold
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consumer
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gets energy by eating plants, or by eating other animals that eat plants
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producer
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an organizsm that makes its own food
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pollinator
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an animal that helps plants make seeds
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reproduction
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the process of making more of one's own kind
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seed dispersal
Definition
the scattering or carrying away of seeds from the plant that produced them
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