Science Unit 3 Flashcards
1
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Producer
A
A living thing, such as a plant, that can make its own food.
2
Q
Consumer
A
A living thing that cannot make its own food and must eat other living things.
3
Q
Prey
A
Animals that are caught and eaten. by predators.
4
Q
Scavenger
A
An animal that feeds on dead plants and animals
5
Q
decomposer
A
an organisms that breaks down dead organisms and animals wastes into simpler substances which are then returned to the environment
6
Q
Food chain
A
The transfer of food energy between organisms in an ecosystem.
7
Q
food web
A
A group of food chains that overlap.
