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15 Cards in this Set
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consumer
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an organism that eats other living things to get energy
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producer
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any organism that makes its own food
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decomposer
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an organism that breaks down the remains of dead organisms
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food chains
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the path of food energy in an ecosystem, as one living thing eats another
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food webs
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two or more food chains that overlap
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ecosystem
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all living and non living things that exist and interact in one place
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organic matter
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the remains of plants and animals
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soil
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the loose material that covers much of Earth's surface
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community
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all the organisms that live in the same ecosystem, and interact with each other
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environment
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everything that surrounds and affects a living thing
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population
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all the organisms OF THE SAME KIND that live in an ecosystem
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prairie
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a GRASSY LAND area with FEW or no TREES
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rainforest
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an area with A GREAT DEAL OF RAINFALL, usually WARM ALL YEAR, and a LOT OF SUNLIGHT
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temperate zone
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an area of the earth where the temperature RARELY GETS VERY HOT or COLD, located BETWEEN the TROPICAL zone and the POLAR zones
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pollinator
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an animal, such as an insect or bird, that HELPS PLANTS MAKE SEEDS by MOVING POLLEN from one part of the plant to another
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