Food Webs Flashcards (English)

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Producer

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An organism that uses sunlight to make its own food for energy

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Carbon Dioxide

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A gas produced by cells during respiration; used in photosynthesis to produce sugars

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Flow

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To move or travel smoothly in a certain direction

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Energy

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What is needed to do work or cause change

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Sun

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The star at the center of the solar system that supplies heat and light to Earth; its enormous gravity keeps the solar system in orbit

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Consumer

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An organism that gets energy from eating plants or animals

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Decomposer

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An organism that breaks down the remains of dead plants or animals without need for internal digestion

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Cycle

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A sequence of events that repeats itself

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Food Web

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An interconnected set of food chains

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Food Chain

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The path of food energy from one organism to another in an ecosystem