Science Unit 3 Flashcards
1
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Producer
A
A living thing such as a plant that can make its own food.
2
Q
Consumer
A
A living thing that cannot make its own food and must eat other living things.
3
Q
Prey
A
Animals that are caught and eaten by predators
4
Q
Predator
A
An animal the hurts, catches, and eats other animals.
5
Q
scavenger
A
Animals that feeds on dead plants and animals
6
Q
Decomposer
A
An organism that breaks down dead organism and animals wasters into simpler substance, which are then returned to the environment
7
Q
food chain
A
the transfer of food energy between organisms in an ecosystems
8
Q
food wed
A
a group of food chains that overlap
