How animals use food

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An animal that eats only plants

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herbivore

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To keep something stable or consistent

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maintain

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An animal that uses energy stored in its body to keep its body within a normal range

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endotherm

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The collection of chemical processes that break down and build molecules in a living organism

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metabolism

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An animal that depends on its environment to warm its body

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ectotherm

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To get means to ...

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obtain

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A substance in plants that absorbs sunlight energy and gives plants their green color

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chlorophyll

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Animals that eat both plants and animals

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omnivore

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Animals that eat animals or products that animals make

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carnivore

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The process that plants use to make glucose using carbon dioxide, light, and water and producing oxygen

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photosynthesis