Ecology Study Guide

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Producer

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Organism that makes its own food

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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Primary Consumer

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Herbivore that eats producers

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Secondary Consumer

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Carnivore that eats herbivores

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Tertiary Consumer

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Carnivore that eats other carnivores

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Food Chain

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Linear sequence of organisms where nutrients and energy pass

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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Food Web

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Complex network of interconnected food chains

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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Trophic Level

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Position an organism occupies in a food chain

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Decomposer

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Organism that breaks down dead material

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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Ecosystem

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Community of living organisms and their environment

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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Community

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Different organisms living in the same area

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2