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