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ecology
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11
Science
6th Grade
04/25/2006

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Consumer
Definition
an organism that has to eat other organisms to get energy
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Producer
Definition
an organism that can make its own food using sunlight
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Ecology
Definition
the study of the interactions between organisms and their environment
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Herbivore
Definition
type of consumer that eats only plants
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Carnivore
Definition
type of consumer that eats only meat
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Omnivore
Definition
type of consumer that eats both plants and animals
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Organism
Definition
anything living
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Scavenger
Definition
a consumer that eats the remains of a dead animal
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Food Chain
Definition
diagram that shows one way energy can be passed between organisms
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Decomposer
Definition
a consumer that breaks down the remains of dead organisms and puts the nutrients back into the soil for plants to use
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Food Web
Definition
diagram that shows many possible ways energy can be passed between organisms
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