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carbon dioxide

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a waste product made by cells of the body; a gas in the air made of carbon and oxygen atoms: Humans rid themselves of carbon dioxide waste by exhaling, or breathing out.

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nutrients

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a substance such as a fat, a protein, or a carbohydrate that a living thing needs to survive

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chloroplasts

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an organelle in a plant cell that turns energy from the sun into chemical energy for the plant to use.

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animal

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an organism that is made of many cells, cannot make its own food, and can move during at least part of its life; a member of kingdom Animalia

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ecosystem

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all the living and nonliving things in an area that interract with each other

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microorganism

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an organism that is too small for people to see with only their eyes

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energy pyramid

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a model that shows the available amount of energy in each trophic layer in an ecosystem

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niche

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the place or role that an organism has in its habitat

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carnivore

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an animal that eats only other animals

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cycle

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a process that repeats (related word: cyclic)

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bacteria

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single-celled organisms without an organized nucleus (related term: bacterium, prokaryote)

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natural resources

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resources that are obtained from earth.

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decomposers

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organisms which carry out the process of decomposition by breaking down dead or decaying organisms

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consumers

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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)

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parasite

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an organism that lives in or on another organism (the host) and obtains nourishment from the host but provides nothing back to that host

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autotroph

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any organism that can create its own food from inorganic materials

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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)

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prey

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an animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal

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organism

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any individual living thing

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food web

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a model that shows many different feeding relationships among living things.

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community

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a group of different populations that live together and interact in an environment

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plankton

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small organisms that drift through bodies of water; include animals, plants, and bacteria

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predator

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an animal that hunts and eats another animal

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energy (organisms)

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the ability to do work or cause change; can be stored in chemicals found in food and released to the organism to do work

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sugar

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a chemical compound that organisms use for energy

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decompose

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to break down into simple nutrients (related word: decomposition, decomposer)

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food chain

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A food chain shows how food and energy passes from one organism to another in an ecosystem.

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water

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a compound made of hydrogen and oxygen

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energy

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the ability to do work or cause change; can be stored in chemicals found in food and released to the organism to do work

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plant

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an organism that is made up of many cells, makes its own food through photosynthesis, and cannot move; a member of the kingdom Plantae.

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seed

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a plant structure that contains a young plant, food supply, and protective coating

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respiration

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the process of breathing in oxygen and breathing out carbon dioxide.

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grassland

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an area of land covered mostly with grass with few bushes or trees

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solar energy

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energy that comes from the sun

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autotroph

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any organism that can create its own food from inorganic materials

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decay

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to break down or wear away

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environment

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all the living and nonliving things that surround an organism

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herbivore

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an animal that consumes only plants

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producer

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an organism that makes its own food; an organism that does not consume other plants or animals

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humus

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dark-colored organic matter in soil that forms from decayed plants and animals

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chlorophyll

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green pigment that traps energy from the sun.

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matter

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material that has mass and takes up some amount of space

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omnivore

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an animal that eats plants as well as other animals

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biological diversity

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the presence of many different types of organisms in an ecosystem

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photosynthesis

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the process in which plants and some other organisms use the energy in sunlight to make food.

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