Organisms & Environment Terms Flashcards

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Food chain

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Shows feeding relationships and energy flow of a simple linear chain through the ecosystem

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Trophic level

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Position of organisms in a food chain or web

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Food web

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Multiple food chains that show more of the feeding relationships and energy flow of an ecosystem than a food chain

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Producer

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Makes organic molecules out of inorganic molecules ex: through photosynthesis

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Consumer

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Eats other organisms to get energy and nutrient requirements

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Herbivore

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Eats producers

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Carnivore

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Eats consumers

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Decomposers

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Organisms that decompose matter into small molecules to be absorbed by plants

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