Ecology and Biology Terms

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Herbivore

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an animal that eats only plants

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Carnivore

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an animal that eats other animals or animal products

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Omnivore

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an animal that eats both plants and animals

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Consumer

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an organism that needs to eat other organisms to survive

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Photosynthesis

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the process that plants use to make glucose using carbon dioxide, light, water and producing oxygen

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Chlorophyll

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the green substance in a plant's cell that absorbs light energy and helps that plant perform photosynthesis

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Endotherm

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an animal that uses energy from their body to keep their body at a steady temperature

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Ectotherm

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an animal that depends on its environment to warm its body

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Ecosystem

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the living and nonliving things in an area

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Abiotic

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nonliving parts of an ecosystem