Living Systems Investigation 1

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An animal that eats other animals

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carnivore

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An animal that eats plants

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herbivore

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An animal that eats plants and animals

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omnivore

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An organism that cannot make its own food

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consumer

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An organism that breaks down plant and animal material into simple chemicals is a

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decomposer

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A description of the feeding relationships between organisms in an environment

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food chain

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The feeding relationships among all the organisms in an ecosystem

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food web

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A community of organisms interacting with each other and with the nonliving environment

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ecosystem

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An organism, such as a plant or algae, that makes its own food

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producer

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A collection of interacting parts is a

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system