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Biology 9/19
Biology Flash cards
Term | Definition |
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Abiotic | non-living factor in an ecosystem |
Omnivore | organism that acts as both plants and meat |
Food Web | Shows the network of feeding relationships between trophic levels within an ecosystem |
Food Chain | a series of organism each dependent on the next as a source of food. |
Heterotroph | organism that obtains its energy and nutrients by consuming other organisms. |
Autotroph | organism that obtains energy from abiotic sources, such as sunlight or inorganic chemicals. |
Decomposer | organism that breaks down organic matter into simpler compounds |
Biotic | living things, such as plants, animals, fungi, and bacteria. |
Herbivore | organism that eats only plants |
Carnivore | organism that eats only meat |