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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Producer | Organism that use sunlight to produce a form of energy that can be used to power life. |
| Consumer | Organism that eat or use other organisms. |
| Photosynthesis | Occurs in the cells of plants and changes 6 carbon dioxide molecules and 6 water molecules into 1 sugar molecule and 6 oxygen molecules. |
| Cellular Respiration | The process that changes 6 oxygen molecules and 1 sugar molecules into 6 carbon dioxide molecules and 6 water molecules. |
| Herbivore | Eats only plants. |
| Carnivore | Hunts, kills, and eats other organisms. |
| Omnivore | Eats plants and animals. |
| Scavenger | Eats dead plants and animals. |
| Decomposer | Get energy by breaking down dead organisms into simple atoms and molecules. |
| Food Chain | Shows how energy moves from the sun to a producer and through various consumer. |
| Food Web | Shows how food chains are interconnected. |
| Primary Consumer | Consumers that eat plants are ___________________ ____________________. |
| Secondary Consumer | These consumers eat primary consumers. |
| Niche | An organisms role in the ecosystem. |
| Abiotic Factor | Nonliving parts the ecosystem. |
| Biotic Factor | Living parts of the ecosystem. |
| Phytoplankton | A microscopic green plant. |