praire ecosystem Flashcards
1
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carnivore
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an organism that eats only animals.
2
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consumer
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a creature that feeds on organic matter because it cannot produce it.
3
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ecosystem
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a community of living things along with their natural environment.
4
Q
equilibrium
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a state of balance and stability.
5
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extinct
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no longer in existence. (An organism is extinct if it has died out.)
6
Q
food chain
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a sequence of organisms in which each organism feeds
7
Q
herbivore
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an animal that eats plants
8
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organism
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a living thing.
9
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population
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all the organisms of a certain kind in a particular place.
10
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prairie
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a region of flat or gently hilly land that is dominated by grasses and has few or
no trees
11
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producer
A
an organism that can convert simple inorganic matter (such as water and
carbon dioxide) into organic matter (like sugar and protein).
