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Science Test topic 8
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5th Grade
05/03/2021

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herbivore
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eats only plants
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carnivore
Definition
is an animal that feeds on animals or products animals makes such as eggs
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omnivore
Definition
is an animal that eats both plants and animals
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What is a trophic level?
Definition
sort animals and plants according to where they are in the food chain and how they obtain energy.
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Secondary consumers
Definition
Eat primary consumer. They convert and store about 10% of the energy they eat from animals.
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Tertiary Consumers
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convert and store about 10 % of the energy from the secondary consumer animals they eat.
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Primary consumers
Definition
eat plants. They convert 10% of the energy they obtain from plants
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Producers
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Plants are producers which means they make their own food through photosynthesis
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Photosynthesis
Definition
Plants use water and carbon dioxide from the air to make a sugar called glucose
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chlorophyll
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a substance that absorbs sunlight energy
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ednotherm
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an animal that uses energy stored in its body
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ectotherm
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an animal that depends on its environment to warm its body
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metabolism
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the collection of chemical process that break down and build molecules in a living organism
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vascular plants
Definition
have leaves, roots, and stems. have xylem and phloem
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xylem
Definition
transports water from root to the rest of the plant
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phloem
Definition
transports food made in the leaves to the rest of the plant
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nonvascular plants
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do not have leaves, stems or roots. grows close to the ground. do not have a xylem and Phloem
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mosses, ferns, horetails
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Nonvascular plant
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trees and shrubs
Definition
vascular plants
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