Organism Relationship Flashcards

1
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producer

A

makes their own food

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2
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consumer

A

gets energy from eating other organism

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3
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predator

A

animal that naturally preys on others

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4
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prey

A

animal that is hunted and killed by another for food

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5
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parasite

A

organism that lives in or on another organism and benefits by deriving nutrients at the hots expense

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6
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host

A

animal or plant on or in which a parasite lives

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7
Q

food webs

A

network of food chains by which energy and nutrients are passed on from one living organism to another

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8
Q

marine ecosystem

A

salt water

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9
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fresh water ecosystem

A

an ecosystem on river, stream or pond

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10
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trophic levels

A

position occupied by it in a food chain

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11
Q

terrestrial ecosystems

A

ecosystem on land

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12
Q

organism

A

individual animal, plant, or single celled life form

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13
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herbivore

A

eats only plants

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14
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omnivore

A

eats both plants and meat

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15
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photosynthesis

A

process by which plants turn water, sunlight, and CO2 into water, oxygen and simple sugars

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16
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ecosystem

A

a community of living organism in conjunction with the nonliving components of their environment interacting as a system.

17
Q

plankton

A

producer

18
Q

algae

A

producer

19
Q

population

A

a group of individuals of the same species inhabiting the same area

20
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community

A

an interacting group of various species in a common location

21
Q

niche

A

a habitat supplying the necessary factors for existence

22
Q

decomposer

A

recycle dead organisms into chemical nutrients used in soil, air, water