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16 Cards in this Set
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Organism that eats food
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Consumer
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Animals that only eat plants
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Herbivores
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Animals that only eat other animals
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Carnivores
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Organisms that break down dead bodies and wastes, and recycle material for the producers to reuse.
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Decomposers
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Animals that feed only on dead organisms
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Decomposers
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an alternative to Photosynthesis that doesn't require light
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Chemosynthesis
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What is a first-order consumer?
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The herbivore that feeds off the plants
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What is a Second-Order consumer?
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An animal that is feeding off of the herbivore
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the range of different species in a community
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Biodiversity
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managing and protecting ecosystems so they continue to exist
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Sustainable Living
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species that are critical to the survival of the whole ecosystem
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Keystone Species
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Group of organisms that make food for an ecosystem
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Producers
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Living things depend on each other for survival
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Interdependence
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The study of how organisms interact
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Ecology
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All the factors contributing to the organism's surroundings
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Environment
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Where the organism lives
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Habitat
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