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Page 552 Vocabulary
Vocabulary Terms for Page 552
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ecology | The study of the interactions between living things and their environment |
| Producer | An organism that uses energy from the Sun or other chemical reactions to make their own food |
| Photosynthesis | A process that producers use to make their own food using energy from sunlight |
| Consumer | Organisms who can't make their own food |
| Protozoan | Single-celled, animal-like protists |
| Herbivore | Animals that only eat plants |
| Carnivore | Animals that only eat other animals |
| Omnivore | Animals that feed on other animals and plants |
| Decomposer | Organisms that break down dead organisms, animal droppings, dead leaves, and other wastes |
| Scavenger | Organisms that eat dead animals, like crows or vultures eating roadkill. |