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Apologia Science
General Science module 12.1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| energy | the strength and vitality required for sustained activity |
| the sun | place where all living organisms get their energy from |
| Producers | organisms that convert energy into food for themselves |
| consumers | organisms that eat living organisms and/or other consumers for food |
| decomposers | an organisms that "recycles" dead organisms |
| herbivore | a consumer that eats only producers |
| carnivore | a consumer that eats only other consumers |
| omnivore | a consumer that eats both producers and consumers |
| hydrothermal vent | a producer that live near fissures in the ocean's bottom exposing the hot interior of the earth. It spews forth superheated water that is rich in chemicals, some of which can be used by bacteria to make their own food. |
| combustion | the chemical process by which organisms get energy from food and what occurs when wood, paper, and other flammable materials are burned. |