Chapter 2

An organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms.

• consumer

• producer

• decomposer

• abiotic factor

An organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms.

• consumer

• producer

• decomposer

• scavenger

An organism that can make its own food.

• consumer

• producer

• decomposer

• scavenger

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A carnivore that feeds on the bodies of dead organisms.

• consumer

• producer

• decomposer

• scavenger

The typical weather pattern in an area over a long period of time.

• temperature

• dew point

• climate

• biome

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The study of where organisms live.

• biogeography

• ecology

• environmental science

• biology

The movement of organisms from one place to another.

• disapparition

• emigration

• continental drift

• dispersal

Species that are carried to a new location by people.

• exotic species

• migrated species

• invasive species

• threatened species

Which of the following organisms are typical decomposers?

• grasses and ferns

• fungi (mushrooms) and bacteria

• mice and deer

• lions and snakes

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When drops of water in a cloud become heavy enough, they fall to Earth as:

• condensation

• evaporation

• precipitation

• permafrost

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