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23 Cards in this Set
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Photosyntheis |
Process using water, sunlight, and carbon dioxide to make food and oxygen. A chemical change. |
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Food Web |
Interconnected food chains that show many paths energy can travel between organisms. |
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Food Chain |
One path that shows energy transfer between organisms. |
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Consumer |
An organism that needs to eat other organisms for food. |
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Producer |
A plant, found at the beginning of food chains. |
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Decomposer |
Organisms such as fungi, bacteria, mushrooms that breakdown dead plant and animal material. |
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Energy Transfer |
Energy moving from one place to another, shown by using ARROWS on a food web or food chain. |
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Organism |
A live animal or plant |
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Herbivore |
An animal that eats only plants. |
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Carnivore |
An animal that eats only other animals. |
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Omnivore |
An animal that eats both plants and animals. |
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Symbiosis |
The relationship between different types of animals. |
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Mutualism |
A relationship where both organisms BENEFIT. |
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Commensalism |
A relationship where one organism benefits and one is not affected. |
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Parasitism |
A relationship where one organism benefits and the other is harmed. |
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Predator |
An animal that hunts and kills another animal for food. |
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Prey |
An animal that is hunted by a predator. |
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Sugar/Glucose |
Food made by plants through photosynthesis, used to feed the plant! |
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Invasive Species |
Species of plant or animal that is NOT native to a specific location, does not belong there! |
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Local Species |
Species of plant or animal that IS NATIVE to a specific location...it DOES belong! |
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Threatened Species |
A species of animal or plant that could be endangered in the future. |
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Endangered Species |
A species of animal or plant that is in danger of becoming extinct. |
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Primary Source |
The first source or place, in this case for energy
Example: The sun is the primary source of energy in food webs. |
