FOREST ECOSYSTEM Flashcards
1
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Consumer
A
an organism that feeds on organic matter because it cannot produce it.
2
Q
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
A
not produced by living things.
4
Q
Organic
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produced almost by living things.
5
Q
Population
A
all the organisms in a particulate place and the same species
6
Q
Producer
A
an organism that converts simple inorganic matter.
7
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organism
A
a single living thing