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
population
A
all the organisms of a certain kind in a particular place.
6
Q
producer
A
an organism that converts simple inorganic matter (such as water and
carbon dioxide) into organic matter (like sugar and protein).
7
Q
organism
A
a single living thing
