Ecology (27 Qs)

Decomposer

• A consumer that breaks down dead organisms into nutrients
• water + carbon dioxide + sunlight = glucose + oxygen
• The largest population an environment can support

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Energy Pyramid

• Shows how energy is lost in a food chain
• A consumer that breaks down dead organisms into nutrients
• water + carbon dioxide + sunlight = glucose + oxygen

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Carnivore

• A consumer that eats mostly other animals (meat eater)
• Shows how energy is lost in a food chain
• A consumer that breaks down dead organisms into nutrients

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Parasitism

• A relationship where one organism benefits and the other is harmed
• A consumer that eats mostly other animals (meat eater)
• Shows how energy is lost in a food chain

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Predator/Prey

• A relationship where one animal hunts and kills another animal for food
• A relationship where one organism benefits and the other is harmed
• A consumer that eats mostly other animals (meat eater)

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Omnivore

• A consumer that eats a variety of plants and animals
• A relationship where one animal hunts and kills another animal for food
• A relationship where one organism benefits and the other is harmed

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Producers

• These are ALWAYS the beginning of the food chain. They make their own food through photosynthesis.
• A consumer that eats a variety of plants and animals
• A relationship where one animal hunts and kills another animal for food

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Herbivores

• A consumer that eats mostly plants
• These are ALWAYS the beginning of the food chain. They make their own food through photosynthesis.
• A consumer that eats a variety of plants and animals

Symbiosis

• A close long-term relationship between two different species
• A consumer that eats mostly plants
• These are ALWAYS the beginning of the food chain. They make their own food through photosynthesis.

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Niche

• The job an organism has in its environment
• A close long-term relationship between two different species
• A consumer that eats mostly plants