science 3 Flashcards
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Producer
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An organism,such as a plant, that makes food
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Acid rain
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Harmful moisture that falls to the earth after being mixed with wastes fossil fuel
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Decomposer
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An organism that breaks down wastes and the remains of other animals
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Food web
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The pattern that shows how food chains are related
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Pollution
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The adding of harmful things in the air, water, or land
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Overpopulation
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A depletion of resources that occurs when too many of at least one kind of living things that inhabits an ecosystem
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Drought
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A long period of time with little or no precipitation
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Habitat
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The home of an organism
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Food chain
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The set of steps in which organisms get the food they need to survive