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**Important Vocabulary**
Ecosystem- all the living and nonliving parts in an environment.
terrestrial ecosystems- land ecosystems.
aquatic ecosystems- water ecosystems.
biotic- living parts of an ecosystem.
abiotic- nonliving part of an ecosystem.
communities- all of the populations of organisms living in an environment.
habitat- place where an organism lives.
population- all individuals of the same kind living in the same ecosystem.
prey- organism that in hunted for food.
predator- organism that hunts other organisms for food.
food chain- shows the flow of energy in an ecosystem.
producers- plants; organisms that are able to make their own food.
consumers- an organism that must eat to get energy.
decomposers- an organism that breaks down dead material.
photosynthesis- the process in which plants make food.
herbivore- animals that eat mainly plants.
carnivore- animals that eat mainly meat.
omnivore- animals that eat both plants and animals.
terrestrial ecosystems- land ecosystems.
aquatic ecosystems- water ecosystems.
biotic- living parts of an ecosystem.
abiotic- nonliving part of an ecosystem.
communities- all of the populations of organisms living in an environment.
habitat- place where an organism lives.
population- all individuals of the same kind living in the same ecosystem.
prey- organism that in hunted for food.
predator- organism that hunts other organisms for food.
food chain- shows the flow of energy in an ecosystem.
producers- plants; organisms that are able to make their own food.
consumers- an organism that must eat to get energy.
decomposers- an organism that breaks down dead material.
photosynthesis- the process in which plants make food.
herbivore- animals that eat mainly plants.
carnivore- animals that eat mainly meat.
omnivore- animals that eat both plants and animals.
Ecosystem Curriculum Guide
5.L.2.1 Compare the characteristics of several common ecosystems including estuaries and salt marshes, oceans, lakes and ponds, forests, and grasslands
5.L.2.2 Classify the organisms within an ecosystem according the function they serve
5.L.2.3 Infer the effects that may result from the interconnected relationship of plants and animals to their ecosystems
5.L.2.2 Classify the organisms within an ecosystem according the function they serve
5.L.2.3 Infer the effects that may result from the interconnected relationship of plants and animals to their ecosystems