Amplify Matter and Energy in Ecosystems Vocabulary

a model that shows how energy flows in an ecosystem through feeding relationships

• food chain

• food web

• glycolysis

• nitrogen fixation

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a model of energy transfer that can show how the food chains in a community are interconnected

• food chain

• evaporation

• food web

• nitrogen fixation

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a model that shows the amount of energy available in each link of a food chain

• food web

• energy pyramid

• evaporation

• condensation

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an organism that consumes the bodies of dead organisms and wastes produced by living organisms

• ecosystem

• producer

• consumer

• detritivore

a scientist who studies ecosystems

• biologist

• geologist

• ecologist

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a community of organisms together with its environment

• ecosystem

• biosphere

• evidence

• matter

the ability to make things move or change

• matter

• work

• energy

• model

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What is the term for the process by which plants convert light energy into chemical energy?

• Photosynthesis

• Respiration

• Transpiration

• Fermentation

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Which of the following is a primary producer in an ecosystem?

• Deer

• Grass

• Wolf

• Mushroom

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What is the role of decomposers in an ecosystem?

• Produce energy

• Consume producers

• Break down dead material

• Compete with predators

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