science Unit 3 Flashcards
1
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Producer
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A living thing, such as a plant, that can make it’s own food.
2
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consumer
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A living thing that cannot make it’s own food and must eat other living things.
3
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prey
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Animals that are caught and eaten by predetors.
4
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predator
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An animals that hunts, catches, and eats other animals.
5
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scavenger
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An animals that feeds on dead plant and animals
6
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decomposer
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An organism that breaks down dead organisms and animals wast into simpler substances, hich are then returned to the environment.
7
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food chain
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the transfer of food energy between organisms in an ecosystem.
8
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food web
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A group of food chains that overlap.
