Flow of Energy Flashcards
1
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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.
2
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producer
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an organism that make their own food from energy.
3
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consumer
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are unable to make their own energy
4
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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
5
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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.
6
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Food Web
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represents feeding relationships within a community
7
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Photosynthesis
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process by which green plants and certain other organisms transform light energy into chemical energy
8
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Cellular Respiration
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the process by which organisms combine oxygen with foodstuff molecules
