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Group 1 Vocab
Term | Definition |
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photosynthesis | The process in which plants make food by using water from their soil, carbon dioxide from the air, and energy from the Sun. |
Food Web | A diagram that shows the relationships between different food chains in an ecosystem. |
Energy Pyramid | A diagram that shows how much food energy is passed from each level of a food chain to the next. |
Trophic Level | The levels of a food chain is called Trophic Levels. The Trophic Level of an organism is the level it holds on the food pyramid. |
Food Chain | The transfer of food energy between organisms in an ecosystem. |
Organism | An individual animal, plant, or singled-celled life form. |
Abiotic | The non living parts of an ecosystem are called abiotic |
Biotic | The living parts of an ecosystem. |
producer | A living thing , such as a plant , that makes its own food. |
Decomposer | A consumer that obtains food by breaking down the remains of dead plants and animals. |
Consumer | An organism that eats plants, other animals, or both. |
Herbivore | An animal that eats only producers. |
Carnivore | An animal that eats other animals; also called a second-level consumer. |
omnivore | An animal that eats either other plants or animals. |