Unit 1 Module 3 Animal Digestion and Anatomy

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Law of conservation of Energy

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Energy can neither be created nor destroyed - only converted from one form of energy to another.

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Biomass

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Total amount of living tissue within a given trophic level.

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Digestion

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The process by which the body breaks down food into small nutrient molecules.

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Ingested

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Consuming food or drink.

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Egested

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The process by which undigested material leaves the body.

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Feeding Niche

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What an organism eats and how it is adapted to be able to eat.

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Herbivore

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Organism that obtains energy by eating only plants.

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Carnivore

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Organism that obtains energy by eating only animals.

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Omnivore

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Organism that obtains energy by eating both plants and animals.

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Cecum

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A pouch connected to the junction of the small and large intestines that helps animals digest plants.