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15 Cards in this Set
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ecosystem
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all the living and nonliving things in an environment and how they interact
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habitat
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a place where an animal or plant lives
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chlorophyll
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green substance found in plants that traps energy from the sun and gives plants their green color
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carbon dioxide
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a gas found in air
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photosynthesis
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process by which plants change light energy from eh sun and use it to make sugar
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consumer
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living thing that gets energy by eating plants and other animals
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herbivore
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consumer that eats plants
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carnivore
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consumer that eats other consumers
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omnivore
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consumer that eats both plants and meat (other consumers)
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scavenger
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animal that eats dead animals
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decomposer
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consumer that puts materials from dead plants and animals back into the soil, air, and water
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food chain
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flow of energy throughout a community
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predator
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an animal that hunts and kills other animals for food
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prey
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the animals that predators hunt
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food web
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all the food chains in a community
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