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Ecosystems — How Living Things Depend on Each Other

Remove all the frogs from a rice paddy and within one season, the insects destroy the crop. Everything is connected.

Key Takeaway

An ecosystem is a web of living and non-living things interacting together. Energy flows from sun to producers to consumers. Remove one piece and the whole system shifts.

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Define ecosystem and identify biotic vs abiotic factors

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Trace energy flow through food chains and food webs

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Explain the roles of producers, consumers, and decomposers

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