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| the act of an animal hunting, killing, tearing flesh, and eating another animal |
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a carnivore that feeds on the bodies of dead organisms / carcasses
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Sole source of energy; Producers’ direct source of energy; Consumers’ indirect source of
energy
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break down complex chemicals in dead organisms;
links the end of the food chain back to the beginning (producers);
helps recycle matter in the environment;
returns important nutrients to the soil and water;
without decomposers the earth would be piled high with dead stuff;
bacteria and fungi are the 2 most important decomposers in the world. |
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physical or behavioral characteristics that allow organisms (eaten by
predators) to survive or reproduce
Examples: camoflouge, speed, good sense of hearing, etc. |
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physical or behavioral characteristics that allow organisms
(predators) to survive or reproduce
Examples: Sharp claws, sharp teeth, strong jaws, ambush techniques, speed, camoflouge, etc.
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an organism that eats only plants
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| An organism that eats both plants and animals |
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| an animal that eats meat(or other animals) |
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| A diagram that shows the complex feeding relationships between organisms in an ecosystem; shows overlapping food chains |
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| an organism that is killed and eaten by another organism |
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a triangular diagram that shows how much energy is transferred between feeding levels in a food web;
shows an ecosystems loss of energy, which results as energy passes through the ecosystem's food web |
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| an organism that kills and eats all or part of another organism |
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| a physical or behavioral trait that allows an organism to survive or reproduce |
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| What is the sole source of energy? |
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| What is autotrophs' direct source of energy? |
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| What is heterotrophs(consumers) direct source of energy? |
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| Did you study the Food Web diagrams in your composition? |
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| Did you study the food chain diagrams in your composition? |
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| Did you study the Energy Pyramid diagrams in your composition? |
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the pathway of energy transferred from one organism to the next |
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