Traits and Food Webs

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an organism that makes its own food

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producer

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An organism that must get food from eating other organisms.

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Consumer

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The transfer of energy from the sun to producers and from producers to consumers

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food chain

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An organism that breaks down dead plants and animals.

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decomposer

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all living and nonliving things and their interactions in an area

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ecosystem

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An interconnected set of food chains

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food web

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What something is used for; it's purpose

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function

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Characteristics that are passed down from parents to offspring

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inherited trait

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Behaviors that are acquired from experience or learned from parents

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learned behaviors

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When one organism looks like another more dangerous organism.

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mimicry