| A | B |
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| chlorophyll | the greem material in plants that traps energy from the sun. It also gives plants their green color. |
| carbon dioxide | gas used by plants to carry out photosynthesis |
| photosynthesis | the process by which green plants trap the sun's energy and use it to change water and carbon dioxide into sugar |
| producer | a living thing that can use sunlight to make sugar |
| consumer | a living thing that depends on producers for food |
| herbivore | a consumer that eats only producers (plants) |
| carnivore | a consumer that eats only other consumers |
| omnivore | a consumer that eats producers and other consumers |
| food chain | the path energy and materials take in a community |
| predator | a consumer that hunts, kills, and eats other animals |
| prey | an animal that predators hunt and kill |
| decomposer | a consumer that puts materials from dead plants and animals back in to the soil, air,and water |
| algae | a group of producers that live in oceans and other water |
| food web | the flow of energy and materials through chains that are connected |
| niche | an animal's role in a community |
| habitat | where an animal lives |
| population | a group of one type of animal or plant living together |
| community | several populations |
| ecosystem | living and nonliving members of several communities |
