Interdependence in Living Being — Flashcards

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Biotic components are the living parts of the environment like plants, animals, and humans. They depend on each other and on non-living things to survive.

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Abiotic components are the non-living parts like air, water, soil, and sunlight. These help living things grow and survive.

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Plants make their own food using sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide in a process called photosynthesis. Since they produce food for others, they are called producers.

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A consumer is an animal that cannot make its own food and eats plants or other animals. For example, a deer eating grass is a consumer.

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A rabbit that eats grass is a primary consumer because it directly eats plants.

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A secondary consumer eats primary consumers. For example, a snake that eats a mouse (which eats grain) is a secondary consumer.

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Decomposers like fungi and bacteria break down dead plants and animals into simple nutrients. These nutrients go back into the soil and help plants grow.

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Two examples of decomposers are fungi (like mushrooms) and bacteria. They help clean the environment by breaking down dead matter.