unit A section 2 Flashcards
1
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producer
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a producer Produces food and energy for themselves
2
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consumer
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seek out and eat (consume) other living things for food
3
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carnivore
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eats other animals
4
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herbivore
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eats only plants/producers
5
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omnivore
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eats plants and animals
6
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scavenger
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organisms that feed on dead or decaying plant or animal matter
7
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food web
A
are a combination of several food chains.
8
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primary consumer
A
herbivores
9
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secondary consumer
A
carnivores and omnivores
10
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fossil fuels
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(non-renewable resources) or forest fires
11
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groundwater
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water in the soil
12
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run-off
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Water that moves into lakes, rivers, oceans, streams
13
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photosynthesis
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Carbon is taken out of the environment
14
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precipatation
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Water returns to the Earth
15
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transpiration
A
Water goes from Earth to the atmosphere
