Energy and Matter in Ecosystem

The process used by producers to make glucose from sunlight, water and carbon dioxide.​ (a)  

• photosynthesis
• consumer

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A form of sugar made by plants.​ (a)  

• glucose
• carbon dioxide

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All the living and nonliving things that interact in a given area is an _______________

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Living things that get energy by eating other organisms for food.​ (a)  

• consumer
• producer

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A living thing that makes its own food.

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An organism that breaks down dead plant and animal matter and returns nutrients to the soil.​ (a)  

• decomposer
• producer

An animal that eats only plants.​ (a)  

• herbivore
• omnivore

An animal that eats both plants and animals.​ ​ (a)  

• omnivore
• carnivore

An animal that eats meat only.

Plants produce______________

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