gizmo forest ecosystem Flashcards
1
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consumer
A
an organism that feeds on organic matter because it cannot produce it
2
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decomposer
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an organism that absorbs nutrients from living things or the organic. matter they leave behind,, turning it into simpler inorganic matter.
3
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inorganic
A
not produced by living thing
4
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organic
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produced almost exclusively by living (or once-living) things
5
Q
organsim
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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
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an organism that converts simple inorganic matter( such as water and carbon dioxide) into organic matter (like sugar and protein)