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Biology 9/19
Biology Flash cards
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |