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11 Cards in this Set
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Consumer
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A creature that feeds on organic matter because it cannot produce it.
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An example of a consumer.
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All animals, all fungi, and some plants.
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Decomposer
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A creature that absorbs nutrients from living things or the organic matter they leave behind, turning it into simpler inorganic matter.
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Decomposers need to _______ to get their food
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kill
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Decomposers are technically __________________ but often they are spoken of as __________ ___________
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consumers, serparate catergories.
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Most decomposers are ______ or ______.
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bacteria or fungi
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Population
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All the creatures of a certain kinda in a particular place.
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Producer
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A creature that converts simple inorganic matter (such as water and carbon dioxide) into organic matter (like sugar and protein)
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Most plants use _______ to create __________ _________ from carbon dioxide in the air.
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photosynthesis, organic material
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Sunlight never reaches the ________ floor
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Ocean
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Some bacteria can use energy from _______ __________ to produce organic material.
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hot water
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