ecology vocab flashcard

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A producer?

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Makes its own food.

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A consumer?

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Eats plants and other animals for energy.

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Decomposer

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Eats dead plants/animals, breaks down to enrich soil.

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Frog: Is it a...

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Consumer

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Fungi: Producer, Consumer, or Decomposer?

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Decomposer

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Role of an organism in an ecosystem:

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niche

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Place where a plant or animal lives and its needs are met.

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habitat

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Energy transfer between organisms

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food chain

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Arrows in a food chain/web indicate:

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Direction of energy flow between organisms.

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Includes all living & non-living things in an environment:

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ecosystem