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Science flashcards
Term | Definition |
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Absorb | to take in matter or energy |
Consumer | an organism that eats other living things to get energy; an organism that does not produce its own food |
Decomposer | organisms which carry out the process of decomposition by breaking down dead or decaying organisms |
Producer | an organism that makes its own food; an organism that does not consume other plants or animals |
Ecosystem | all the living and nonliving things in an area that interact with each other |
Environment | all the living and nonliving things that surround an organism |
Nutrients | a substance such as a fat, a protein, or a carbohydrate that a living thing needs to survive |
Prey | an animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal |
Shelter | a location or structure that gives protection |
Recycle | to create new materials from used products |
Food Chain | a model that shows one set of feeding relationships among living things |
Food Web | a model that shows many different feeding relationships among living things |