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Ch. 15 Ecosystems

CPO Grade 6

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photosynthesis the process plants use to make food from sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide
producer a living thing that can make its own food
consumer a living thing that eats other living things for food and energy
herbivore a consumer that eats only PLANTS
carnivore a consumer that eats only ANIMALS
omnivore a consumer that eats BOTH plants and animals
decomposer a living thing that BREAKS DOWN WASTE and dead things
food chain shows how each member of an ecosystem community gets its food
energy pyramid DIAGRAM that shows how ENERGY moves from one feeding level to the next in a food chain
food web a group of OVERLAPPING food chains in an ecosystem
competition happens when members of an ecosystem depend on the same LIMITED SUPPLY of food
predators animals that FEED on other animals
prey animals that are KILLED for food by a predator
symbiosis an interaction where two species live together for a long time and at least one of the species BENEFITS
pollutant a variable that causes HARM to an organism
ecosystem a group of living things and their physical surroundings
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