Ecosystem Flashcard

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What is a herbivore?

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An animal that eats plants.

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What is parasitism?

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A relationship in which one organism benefits and the other organism is directly harmed.

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What is a carnivore?

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An animal that eats other animals.

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What is photosynthesis?

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The process by which plants make food by turning sunlight and water into sugar.

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What is a producer in an ecosystem?

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A living thing that makes its own food using sunlight.

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What is a consumer in an ecosystem?

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An organism that eats other organisms for energy.

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What is a decomposer?

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An organism that breaks down dead things into nutrients.

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What is an ecosystem?

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A community of living organisms and their environment interacting as a system.

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What is a food chain?

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A sequence that shows how energy and nutrients flow from one organism to another.

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What is a food web?

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A complex network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem.