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Match each of the following terms to its definition:
Climate Nonliving thing Consumer Describe
Producer Decomposer Living thing Carbon dioxide
1. __________ - a living thing that makes its own food using light energyfrom the Sun
2. __________ - an organism that get its energy by eating otherorganisms
3. __________ - an organism that get its energy by breaking down deadplant and animal matter; examples of decomposers include mushrooms,bacteria and earthworms
4. __________ - an organism that can grow and reproduce
5. __________ - a thing that does not grow and reproduce; examplesinclude water, nutrients and soil
6. __________ - a heavy, odorless, colorless gas; it is absorbed from theair by plants
7. __________ - the weather of a location over a long period of time
8. __________ - to tell or write about an object or thing using details
What are Ecosystems?
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Match each of the following terms to its definition:
Climate Nonliving thing Consumer Describe
Producer Decomposer Living thing Carbon dioxide
1. Producer - a living thing that makes its own food using light energyfrom the Sun
2. Consumer - an organism that get its energy by eating otherorganisms
3. Decomposer - an organism that get its energy by breaking downdead plant and animal matter; examples of decomposers includemushrooms, bacteria and earthworms
4. Living thing - an organism that can grow and reproduce
5. Nonliving thing - a thing that does not grow and reproduce;examples include water, nutrients and soil
6. Carbon dioxide - a heavy, odorless, colorless gas; it is absorbed fromthe air by plants
7. Climate - the weather of a location over a long period of time
8. Describe - to tell or write about an object or thing using details
What are Ecosystems?
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