Lesson 1-Energy Flow In Ecosytems Flashcards
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Consumer
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An organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms
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Producer
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An organism that makes its own food
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Herbivore
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A consumer that eats only plants
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Carnivore
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A consumer that eats only animals
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Omnivore
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A consumer that eats both plants and animals
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Scavenger
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A carnivore that feeds on the bodies of dead organisms
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Decomposer
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Organisms that break down biotic wastes or dead organisms an return the raw materials to the ecosystem
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Food chain
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A series of events in which one organism eats another and obtains energy.
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Food web
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It shows many overlapping food chains in an ecosystem
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Energy pyramid
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It shows the amount of energy that moves from one feeding level to another in a food web
