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Science Unit 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the source of energy in all ecosystems | Sun |
| plants or other organisms that use sunlight, water, and air to create their own food | Producers |
| organisms that eat other organisms | Consumers |
| an organism that eats plants | Herbivore |
| an organism that eats animals | Carnivore |
| an organism that eats plants and animals | Omnivore |
| what food molecules are turned into once eaten | Body Matter |
| what food molecules are used for once eaten | Energy |
| what food molecules that are not used turn into | Waste |
| a diagram that shows how energy flows in an ecosystem | Food Web |
| a community of living organisms interacting with their nonliving environment | Ecosystem |
| organisms (like fungi and bacteria) that break down dead matter and return nutrients to the soil | Decomposers |
| the smallest unit of food or matter that bodies use for energy and growth | Molecule |
| the process of helping a damaged or destroyed ecosystem recover | Restoration |