3.1 Vocabulary: Energy, Producers, and Consumers

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Energy is the ability to do -------

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work

Front

A ________ is an organism that obtains food by consuming other living things.

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consumer

Front

Heterotroph is another word for ________.

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consumer

Front

A primary producer is the first producer of energy-rich compounds that are later used by other ________. Options: organisms, plants, minerals, elements.

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organisms

Front

A ________ is an organism that can create its own food.

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producer

Front

Autotroph is another word for ________.

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producer

Front

Detritus is material made up of decaying bits of ________ and animal matter. Options: plant, metal, plastic, glass

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plant

Front

The process where plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to create oxygen and sugar (glucose), essentially 'making their own food' through the energy captured from light is called ______

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photosynthesis

Front

Another word for consumer is ________

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heterotroph

Front

Another word for autotroph is ______

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producer