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Science flashcards
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Absorb | to take in matter or energy |
| Consumer | an organism that eats other living things to get energy; an organism that does not produce its own food |
| Decomposer | organisms which carry out the process of decomposition by breaking down dead or decaying organisms |
| Producer | an organism that makes its own food; an organism that does not consume other plants or animals |
| Ecosystem | all the living and nonliving things in an area that interact with each other |
| Environment | all the living and nonliving things that surround an organism |
| Nutrients | a substance such as a fat, a protein, or a carbohydrate that a living thing needs to survive |
| Prey | an animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal |
| Shelter | a location or structure that gives protection |
| Recycle | to create new materials from used products |
| Food Chain | a model that shows one set of feeding relationships among living things |
| Food Web | a model that shows many different feeding relationships among living things |