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 it into simpler inorganic matter.
3
Q
Inorganic
A
not produced by living things.
4
Q
Organic
A
produced almost exclusively by living (or once-living) things.
5
Q
Organism
A
a single living thing.
6
Q
Population
A
all the organisms of a certain kind in a particular place.
7
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Producer
A
an organism that converts simple inorganic matter (such as water and (carbon dioxide) into organic matter (like sugar and protein).
