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29 Cards in this Set
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Species
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A group of organisms that differ in one or more
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Primary Consumer
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An animal that eats only producers. Herbivores are primary consumers.
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Consumer
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An organism that cannot make its own food. Consumers eat other organisms.
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Parasite
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An organism that lives on or in another living thing, always at the expense of the host organism.
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Camouflage
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To hide or disguise.
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Fungus
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An organism that lacks chlorophyll and absorbs nutrients from dead or living organisms
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Organism
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Any living thing, including all plants and animals.
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Predator
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An animal that preys on other animals.
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Venomous
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Poisonous.
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Biome
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One of the major terrestrial ecosystems characterized by specific soil conditions and climate
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Producer
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An organism, such as a plant or alga, that makes its own food.
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Thrive
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To grow and be healthy.
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Host
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A living organism on which a parasite lives.
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Photosynthesis
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The process by which plant cells make
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Decomposer
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An organism that breaks down plant and animal material into simple chemicals. The chemicals can then be reused in the ecosystem.
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Bacteria
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Microorganisms that act as decomposers.
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Food Web
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A description of the feeding relationships between all of the organisms in an ecosystem. Arrows show the flow of energy from one organism to another.
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Adapt
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To make suitable by changing or adjusting.
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Omnivore
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An animal that eats both plants and other animals.
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Larva
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The wormlike early stage of an insect.
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Prairie
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Prairie - A large area of level or rolling grassland.
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Ecosystem
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Ecosystem - A system of living things, all the nonliving things that surround it, and the relationships between them.
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Chemical
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Chemical - A substance obtained from a chemical process.
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Secondary Consumer
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Secondary Consumer - An animal that eats other animals. Carnivores are secondary consumers.
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Food Chain
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Food Chain - A description of the feeding sequence of one set of organisms in an ecosystem, such as grass seeds, chipmunk, and hawk. Arrows point in the direction of the flow of energy from one organism to another.
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Expel
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Expel - To force out.
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Herbivore
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Herbivore - An animal that eats plants.
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Sediment
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Sediment - Tiny bits of rock, shell, dead plants, or other material that settle out of a fluid.
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Carnivore
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Carnivore - An animal that eats other animals.
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