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23 Cards in this Set
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predator
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an animal that hunts and eats other animals
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water
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a nutrient needed by all living things in an ecosystem
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parasite
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a living thing that feeds on and harms another living thing
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carnivore
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a living thing that is a meat eater
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air
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a mixture of gases, including carbon dioxide and oxygen
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primary producers
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green plants
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producer
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a living thing that makes food by using the sun's energy
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secondary consumers
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carnivores(meat-eaters)
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consumer
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a living thing that eats other living things
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succession
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the changes in the communities of an ecosystem over many years
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nutrients
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materials that help living things grow and stay healthy
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omnivore
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a living thing that eats both plants and animals
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soil
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the part of the ground where plants grow
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herbivore
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a living thing that eats plants
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community
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all the living things in an ecosystem
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food web
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*more than one food chain in a community
*shows how many living things are connected in many ways within a community |
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ecosystem
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a place where living and nonliving things affect each other
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food chain
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*path by which energy is passed from one living thing to another in a community
*single path taken as different living things eat each other for energy |
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decomposer
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a living thing that gets energy by breaking down dead plant or animal parts
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primary consumers
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herbivores (plant eaters)
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air
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a mixture of gases, including carbon dioxide and oxygen
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prey
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an animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal
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host
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a living thing that a parasite hosts and feeds on
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