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science stack 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| consumer | an organism, typically an animal, that feeds on other animals or plants. The consumer is part of the food chain and is studied in the science field known as ecology. |
| decomposer | an organism, especially a soil bacterium, fungus, or invertebrate, that decomposes organic material. |
| shredder | a person or thing that shreds. |
| dichotomous | is constructed using contrasting characteristics to divide the organisms in the key into smaller and smaller groups; each time a choice is made, a number of organisms are eliminated. |
| pest | an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing. |
| integrated pest management | also known as integrated pest control (IPC) is a broad-based approach that integrates practices for economic control of pests. IPM aims to suppress pest populations below the economic injury level (EIL). |