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Producers and Consum
science p.552 terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ecology | The study of the interactions between living things and their environment |
| Producer | Organisms that use 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 that cannot make their own food |
| Protozoans | Single celled, animal like protists that feed on living or dead organisms |
| Herbivore | Animals that eat only plants |
| Carnivore | Animals that only eat other animals |
| Omnivore | Animals that feed on animals and plants |
| Decomposer | Organisms that break down dead organisms, animal droppings, leaves, and other waste produced by living things. |
| Scavenger | Organisms that feed on dead animals. |