Flow of Energy Flashcards

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Ecosystem

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a community or group of livings organisms that live in and interact with each other specific environment.

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producer

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an organism that make their own food from energy.

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consumer

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are unable to make their own energy

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Decomposer

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that feeds on and breaks down dead plant or animals matter, making organic nutrients available to the ecosystem

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Food Chain

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a smaller organism part of a larger host and may itself be parasitized by even smaller organisms.

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Food Web

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represents feeding relationships within a community

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Photosynthesis

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process by which green plants and certain other organisms transform light energy into chemical energy

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Cellular Respiration

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the process by which organisms combine oxygen with foodstuff molecules

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