Fire Safety and food webs Flashcards
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What is genetic engineering?
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the deliberate modification of the characteristics of an organism by manipulating its genetic material.
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What is back-burning?
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to clear (an area of scrub, bush, etc) by creating a new fire that burns in the opposite direction to the line of advancing fire.
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What is a producer?
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A producer is an organism that makes its own food.
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What is a consumer?
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A consumer is where they eat other organisms to get energy.
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What is a decomposer?
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An organism that decomposes dead organisms and shares the energy to the underground “econet” to other plants.
