PLTW vocabulary - ecosystems

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Animals that eat other animals.

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carnivore

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An organism that consumes, or eats, a plant or animal for energy.

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consumer

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An organism that breaks down dead plants or animals and returns nutrients to the soil.

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decomposer

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A community of organisms that interact with each other and their environment.

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ecosystem

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The ability to do work. The Sun is the primary source of energy in an ecosystem.

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energy

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A diagram showing the direct path of energy from producers to consumers.

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food chain

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A diagram showing interconnecting food chains that illustrate the flow of energy through an ecosystem.

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food web

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An animal that eats only plants.

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herbivore

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An animal that eats both plants and animals.

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omnivore

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The process plants use to make glucose using sunlight, air, and water.

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photosynthesis