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14 Cards in this Set
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carbon dioxide/oxygen cycle |
continual movement of carbon dioxide and oxygen between living things in ecosystems |
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photosynthesis |
process by which plants capture light energy from the Sun and use it to manufacture food (sugars) from carbon dioxide and water |
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respiration |
the process in living organisms of taking in oxygen from the surroundings and giving out carbon dioxide |
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transpiration |
process of giving off vapor containing water through the leaves of plants |
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cycle |
set of events reoccurring in the same repeating sequence |
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ecosystem |
living and non living things that interact to provide the basic needs of the organisms that live there |
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environment |
everything in a habitat – both living and nonliving, including food, air, water, and shelter that affect an organisms development and survival |
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food chain |
the path of energy from one organism to another in an ecosystem; arrows show the flow of energy |
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food web |
overlapping food chains with different pathways for the flow of energy in an ecosystem; arrows show the flow of energy |
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consumer |
organisms that obtain energy from eating producers or other consumers that eat producers |
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producer |
organisms that obtain energy using light energy from the Sun to manufacture their own food |
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decomposer |
organisms that obtain energy by breaking down waste or remains of other living things |
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decomposition |
breaking down waste or remains of other living things |
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organism |
a living thing |
