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Ecosystems and Biomes. Chapter 2 Review. Eats other organisms . Consumers. If a fox eats a bunny, and the bunny eats grass, what type of consumer is the fox ?. Second-level consumer. Makes its own food . producers. Best way to represent a large complex system (ex. w ater cycle) .
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Ecosystems and Biomes Chapter 2 Review
Eats other organisms. Consumers
If a fox eats a bunny, and the bunny eats grass, what type of consumer is the fox? Second-level consumer
Makes its own food. producers
Best way to represent a large complex system (ex. water cycle). computer model
In which process do producers use carbon from carbon dioxide to produce other carbon-containing molecules? photosynthesis
What shape would the carbon cycle be in a physical model? circular
Group of land ecosystems with similar climates and organisms. biome
Ponds and rivers are what types of ecosystems? Fresh water
Organisms that were brought by humans from one part of the world to another. Exotic species
Break down the remains of dead organisms. decomposers
Frozen soil in the tundra. permafrost
Process by which a gas turns to a liquid. condensation
Movement of organisms from one place to another. (ex. Spider moved by wind) dispersal
Changing free nitrogen into a usuable form. Nitrogen fixation
Eats only animals. carnivore
Eats only plants. herbivore
Eats both plants and animals. omnivore
Second-level consumers(2). Carnivores Omnivores
Producers release _____ as a product of photosynthesis. oxygen
Feeds on dead organisms. scavenger
Trees that lose their leaves each year. Deciduous trees
Biome that has many grasses. grassland
Shows energy moving from one feeding level to another. Energy pyramid
Organisms eating other organisms in a series of events. Food chain
Rain, snow, sleet, or hail (anything wet falling to Earth). precipitation
Process by which a liquid changes to a gas. evaporation
Where the fresh water of a river meets the salt water of the ocean. estuary
Tallest layer of the rainforest. Emergent layer
Layer of shorter trees under the canopy. understory