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Question 1

Decomposition

Answer 1

the process by which decomposers break down dead material and waste into simpler substances

Question 2

Energy pyramid

Answer 2

– a diagram that demonstrates the flow of energy through a food chai

Question 3

Photosynthesis

Answer 3

the process by which producers/plants use the energy in sunlight to create their own food

Question 4

Trophic level

Answer 4

he position that an organism occupies in a food chain, food web, or energy pyramid (e.g., producer, primary consumer, etc.)

Question 5

Chemical Energy

Answer 5

the potential of a chemical substance to undergo a chemical reaction to transform into other substances

Question 6

Consumer

Answer 6

animals that eat primary producers

Question 7

Decomposer

Answer 7

an organism, especially a bacteria or fungus, that decomposes organic material.

Question 8

Food Chain

Answer 8

a hierarchical series of organisms each dependent on the next as a source of food.

Question 9

Food Web

Answer 9

a system of interlocking and interdependent food chains.

Question 10

Radiant Energy-

Answer 10

he energy we get from the sun, includes infrared and ultraviolet energy

Question 11

Autotroph

Answer 11

an organism that can make its own food ex. Photosynthesis

Question 12

Heterotroph

Answer 12

an organism that eats other plants or animals for energy and nutrients

Question 13

Thermal Energy

Answer 13

also known as heat energy, is the energy an object has because of the movement of its molecules

Question 14

Mechanical Energy-

Answer 14

he energy that is possessed by an object due to its motion

Question 15

Producer

Answer 15

an organism that makes its own food from light energy or chemical energy without eating