Energy & Matter in Ecosystems Vocabulary

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Carnivore

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An animal that eats other animals to meet its energy needs

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Consumer

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A living thing that gets energy by eating other organisms for food

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Decomposer

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An organism that breaks down dead plant and animal matter and returns nutrients to the soil

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Disruption

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A disturbance that interrupts a process

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Ecosystem

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All the living and nonliving things that interact in a given area

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Food Chain

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A series of organisms listed in a way that shows which is a food source for another

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Food Web

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Multiple connected food chains in an ecosystem

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Glucose

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A form of sugar made by plants through the process of photosynthesis

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Herbivore

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An animal that eats plants to meet its energy needs

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Hydroponics

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The practice of growing plants without soil