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hump day terms week 1 & 2 2016
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7th Grade
09/24/2014

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Term
Ecology
Definition
The science of the relationships between organisms and their environment.
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Energy roles
Definition
Organisms fill a niche in the environment which provides for the needs of other organisms; they may provide food or shelter; examples are producers, consumers, decomposers, and scavengers
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Producer
Definition
uses the sun, water, and carbon dioxide to make sugars in the process of photosynthesis for other organisms to eat; these organisms are also called autotrophs.
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Consumer
Definition
an organism that eats other organisms as their food source; these organisms are also called heterotrophs.
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Decomposer
Definition
Organisms that break down dead or decaying matter and return the nutrients to the environment
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producers--in a sentence
Definition
Plants and protists are _____________ which make the food for other organisms.
Term
ecology--in a sentence
Definition
The study of food chains and other ways that organisms interact with their environment is called ____________.
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decomposers--in a sentence
Definition
Bacteria and fungi are _________________ that break down dead organisms.
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consumers--in a sentence
Definition
Frogs are ______________ in a pond ecosystem. They eat other organisms for their food.
Term
energy roles--in a sentence
Definition
The groups of producers, consumers, and decomposers are the _____________________ in a food web.
Term
Ecology
Definition
The science of the relationships between organisms and their environment.
Term
Energy roles
Definition
Organisms fill a niche in the environment which provides for the needs of other organisms; they may provide food or shelter; examples are producers, consumers, decomposers, and scavengers
Term
Producer
Definition
uses the sun, water, and carbon dioxide to make sugars in the process of photosynthesis for other organisms to eat; these organisms are also called autotrophs.
Term
Consumer
Definition
an organism that eats other organisms as their food source; these organisms are also called heterotrophs.
Term
Decomposer
Definition
Organisms that break down dead or decaying matter and return the nutrients to the environment
Term
producers--in a sentence
Definition
Plants and protists are _____________ which make the food for other organisms.
Term
ecology--in a sentence
Definition
The study of food chains and other ways that organisms interact with their environment is called ____________.
Term
decomposers--in a sentence
Definition
Bacteria and fungi are _________________ that break down dead organisms.
Term
consumers--in a sentence
Definition
Frogs are ______________ in a pond ecosystem. They eat other organisms for their food.
Term
energy roles--in a sentence
Definition
The groups of producers, consumers, and decomposers are the _____________________ in a food web.
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