living and non living things Flashcards
1
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Decomposers are…
A
an organism, especially a soil bacterium, fungus, or invertebrate, that decomposes organic material.
2
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producers are…
A
organisms that produce there own food usually plants
3
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consumers are…
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a person or thing that eats something else
4
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carnivores are..
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any animal that eats meat
5
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herbivores are..
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an animal that feeds on plants
6
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autotrophs are..
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an organism that is able to form nutritional organic substances from simple inorganic substances such as carbon dioxide
7
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heterotrophs are…
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an organism deriving its nutritional requirements from complex organic substances
8
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omnivores are…
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an animal or person that eats a variety of food of both plant and animal origin
