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ecosystem
ecosystem
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Science
8th Grade
04/26/2013

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Term
Consumers are also called _____.
Definition
heterotrophs
Term
When an animal disappears in a food chain, its prey will _____ in number.
Definition
increase
Term
Organisms of the same species makes up a ______.
Definition
population
Term
Differentpopulations of animals make up a _____.
Definition
community
Term
What is the diagram which shows how much energy goes up the food chain?
Definition
energy pyramid
Term
What comes after the producer on a food chain?
Definition

consumers

heterotrophs

Term
The community of living things and the nonliving parts of the environment which keeps the community alive makes up a complete _____.
Definition
ecosystem
Term
The place where an animal lives in an ecosystem is a _____.
Definition
habitat
Term
Animals that are being hunyted for food are called _____.
Definition
prey
Term

Organisms that make their own food are called _____.

 

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producers

autotrophs

Term
The organism which comes after the secondary consumer on a food chain is ______.
Definition
tertiary consumer
Term
What is an area of land or water that has the same climate and life forms?
Definition
biome
Term
What comes after the tertiary consumer on a food chain?
Definition
quarternary consumer
Term
What is a simple diagram which shows one predator prey relationship?
Definition
food chain
Term
What is at the bottom of every food chain?
Definition

producers

autotrophs

Term
The organism which comes after the primary consumer on a food chain is the ____.
Definition
secondary consumer
Term
What is the role or job of an organism in an ecosystem?
Definition
niche
Term
Most of the energy a predator receives from its prey is lost in the form of _____.
Definition
heat
Term
If an animal disappears in a food chain, its predator will _____.
Definition
decrease
Term
Organisms that have to eat their own food because they can't make food are called _____.
Definition

consumers

heterotrophs

Term
Animals that hunt for food are called _____.
Definition
predators
Term
Producers are also called _____.
Definition
autotrophs
Term
What is a complex diagram which shows many predator prey relationships?
Definition
food web
Term
How do producers make food?
Definition
photosynthesis
Term
How much energy is available for predators to use when they eat their prey?
Definition
10%
Term
Consumers which eat only plants are called _____.
Definition
herbivores
Term
Consumers which eat only other animals(meat) are called _____.
Definition
carnivores
Term
Consumers which eat both plants and animals are _____.
Definition
omnivores
Term
What are organisms which look for dead things to eat?
Definition
scavengers
Term
What organisms break down dead plant and animal matter and release the nutrients of the dead organisms back into the soil?
Definition
decomposers
Term
What is the most numerous decomposers the earth has?
Definition
bacteria
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