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module 12
Apologia General Science module 12 vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| producers | organisms that produce their own food |
| consumers | organisms that eat living producers and/or other consumers for food |
| herbivore | a consumer that eats producers exclusively (only) |
| carnivore | a consumer that eats only other consumers |
| omnivore | a consumer that eats both producers and consumers |
| basal metabolic rate | the minimum amount of energy required by the body in a day |
| combustion reaction | the chemical process by which organisms get energy from food |
| monosaccharides | simple carbohydrates (simple sugars) |
| disaccharide | formed when two monosaccharides link up |
| polysaccharide | formed when several monosaccharides link up (such as a starch) |
| calorie | a unit used to measure energy |