Forest Ecosystem Flashcards
1
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consumer
A
an organism that feeds on organic matter bc it cannot produce it- All animals, all fungi, and some plants are consumers
2
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Decomposer
A
An organism that absorbs nutrients from living things or the organic matter they leave behind, turning into simpler inorganic matter
3
Q
inorganic
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not produced by living things
4
Q
organic
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produced almost exclusively by living (or once living) things
5
Q
organism
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a single living thing
6
Q
population
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all the organisms of a certain kind or particuliar place.
7
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producer
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an organism that converts simple inorganinc matter (such as water and carbon dioxide) into organic matter (like sugar and protein)
