Ecosystem Vocab Flashcards
(8 cards)
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Energy pyramid
A
a model that shows the available amount of energy in each trophic layer in an ecosystem
2
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Food web
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a model that shows many different feeding relationships among living things
3
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Decomposer
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organisms which carry out the process of decomposition by breaking down dead or decaying organisms
4
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Food chain
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a model that shows one set of feeding relationships among living things
5
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Coniferous
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a type of plant with needle-like leaves that uses cones to reproduce
6
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Consumer
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an organism that eats other living things to get energy; an organism that does not produce its own food (related word: consume)
7
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Biome
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a major ecological community such as grassland, tropical rain forest, or desert
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Deciduous
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a forest containing trees that lose their leaves each year
