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POABioB3-2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| autotroph | an organism that captures energy to produce its own food and provide the foundation of the food supply for other organisms |
| cellular respiration | a process that converts oxygen and sugar into chemical energy and carbon dioxide |
| consumer | an organisms that eats other organisms or organic matter |
| decomposer | an organisms that gest energy by breaking down the remains of dead organisms or animal waste |
| detritivore | a heterotroph that decomposes organic material and returns the nutrients to the soil, air, and water |
| food chain | a simplified model that shows a single path in which energy and matter flow through an ecosystem |
| food web | a model that shows many interconnected pathways through which energy and matter flow through an ecosystem |
| heterotroph | an organism that cannot make its own food and receives its nutrients and energy by feeding on other organisms |
| law of conservation of mass | matter cannot be created or destroyed |
| matter | anything that takes up space and has mass |
| omnivore | an organism that eats both plants and animals |
| photosynthesis | the process in which the sun's light energy is converted into chemical energy for use by the cell |
| producer | an organism that produces its own food |
Created by:
Jason Stanwood