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21 Cards in this Set
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Aphysical or behavioral feature of an organism that increases its chance ofsurvival. |
Adaptation |
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Simpleplants that are very small and live in water through photosynthesis, algae arethe main producers of food and oxygen in water environments. |
Algae |
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Livesin water. |
Aquatic |
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Aconsumer (organism) that eats animals. |
CarnivoreFragment |
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Allthe living organisms present in an ecosystem. |
Community
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Carefulpreservation and protection of natural resources from loss, harm, or waste,planned management of a natural resource to prevent exploitation, destructionor neglect.
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Conservation
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An organism that is not capable of making food from nonliving substances; must eat other organisms or parts of organisms to obtain energy.
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Consumer
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An organism which consumes organic waste, reducing it to simple nutrients that can be used again by living things; decomposers include: molds, insects, worms, and fungi.
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Decomposer
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The relationship of living organisms between themselves and the non-living environment in a specific area.
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Ecosystem
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Water plants with roots and part of the stern submerged below water level, but the rest of the plant is above water; cattails and bulrushes.
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Emergent Plants
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Interrelations of organisms that feed upon each other, transferring energy and nutrients. Typically, solar energy is processed by plants who are eaten by herbivores, who are eaten by carnivores; sun=grass=mouse=>owl
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Food Chain
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Interconnected food chains in an ecosystem.
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Food Web |
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The place where an animal and plant community naturally occur.
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Habitat
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A consumer (organism) that feeds on plants.
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Herbivore
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A consumer (organism) that eats both animals and plants.
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Omnivore
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The decaying or decayed matter from once living organisms.
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Organic Waste
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An organism that makes its own food through the process of photosynthesis; all green plants are producers.
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Producer
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A carnivore that feeds on the remains of animals which it did not kill.
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Scavenger
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Animals which consume herbivores.
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Second-order Consumer
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Water plants that are completely below water such as waterweed and coontail.
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Submerged Plants
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Animals which eat second-order consumers; carnivores which eat other carnivores.
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Third-order Consumer
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