FE Flashcards
1
Q
Consumer
A
an organism that feeds on organic matter because it cannot produce it
2
Q
producer
A
an organism that converts simple inorganic matter (such as water and
carbon dioxide) into organic matter (like sugar and protein)
3
Q
Population
A
all the organisms of a certain kind in a particular place.
4
Q
Decomposer
A
an organism that absorbs nutrients from living things or the organic
matter they leave behind, turning it into simpler inorganic matter.
5
Q
inorganic
A
not produced by living things.
6
Q
Organic
A
produced almost exclusively by living (or once-living) things
7
Q
organism
A
a single living thing
