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| 1-2 of 2Decomposer flashcard sets | |||
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| # | Title | Terms | Date |
| 1 | Chapter 3, The Biosphereby elzbthgndhrt | 32 terms | September 29, 2007 |
| 2 | 3-2 Energy Flowby elzbthgndhrt | 16 terms | September 29, 2007 |
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| decomposer definitions | |||
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| # | Definition | Sets | |
| 1 | organism that breaks down and obtains energy from dead organic matter | 103 sets | |
| 2 | organism that breaks down the wastes or remains of other organisms | 48 sets | |
| 3 | eats and breaks down dead matter | 20 sets | |
| 4 | organisms in an ecosystem that break down organic material (dead organisms, their waste, etc.) | 19 sets | |
| 5 | organism that breaks down and absorbs nutrients from dead organisms | 15 sets | |
| 6 | an organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms | 14 sets | |
| 7 | breaks down organic matter | 14 sets | |
| 8 | organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms | 14 sets | |
| 9 | organisms, such as fungi and bacteria, that break down and absorb nutrients from dead organisms | 14 sets | |
| 10 | an organism that gets energy by breaking down the remains of dead organisms or animal wastes and consuming or absorbing the nutrients | 12 sets | |
| 11 | an organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms. | 10 sets | |
| 12 | organisms that break down and absorb nutrients from dead organisms | 9 sets | |
| 13 | organisims that break down dead organisims to get energy | 9 sets | |
| 14 | organism that causes decay | 9 sets | |
| 15 | break down organic matter | 7 sets | |
| 16 | organism that breaks down and obtains energy from dead organic matter. | 7 sets | |
| 17 | an organism, often microscopic in size, that obtains nutrients by consuming dead organic matter, thereby making nutrients accessible to other organisms; examples of decomposer include fungi, scavengers, rodents, and other animals | 6 sets | |
| 18 | a living thing that breaks down dead organisms for food | 6 sets | |
| 19 | an organism that feeds by breaking down organic matter from dead organisms | 6 sets | |
| 20 | an organism that breaks down waste and dead organisms and return raw materials to the ecosystem | 6 sets | |
| 21 | consumer that breaks down the tissues of dead organisms | 6 sets | |
| 22 | an organism, often microscopic in size, that obtains nutrients by consuming dead organic matter, thereby making nutrients accessible to other organisms; examples of decomposers include fungi, scavengers, rodents, and other animals | 5 sets | |
| 23 | organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms. | 5 sets | |
| 24 | organism that breaks down large chemicals in dead organisms into small chemicals | 5 sets | |
| 25 | an organism that feeds by breaking down organic matter from dead organisms; examples include bacteria and fungi | 5 sets | |
| 26 | an organism that gets energy by breaking down the remains of dead organisms | 4 sets | |
| 27 | organism that breaks down and obtains energy from dead organic material | 4 sets | |
| 28 | an organism that breaks down other organisms | 4 sets | |
| 29 | a consumer that puts materials from dead plants and animals back into the soil, air, and water | 4 sets | |
| 30 | an organism, often microscopic in size, that obtains nutrients by consuming dead organic matter, thereby making nutrients accessible to other organisms; examples of decomposers include fungi, scavengers, rodents and other animals. | 4 sets | |
| 31 | a living thing that breaks down dead things for food | 4 sets | |
| 32 | an organism that breaks down chemicals from wastes and dead organisms, and returns important materials to the soil and water | 4 sets | |
| 33 | break down wastes and dead organisms | 4 sets | |
| 34 | a consumer that gets its energy by breaking down other organisms | 4 sets | |
| 35 | soil organism that breaks down the remains of organisms and digests them. | 4 sets | |
| 36 | organism that breaks down waste and dead organisms | 4 sets | |
| 37 | organisms that break down large chemicals in dead organisms into small chemicals | 4 sets | |
| 38 | an organism that obtains nutrients from dead plants and animals | 4 sets | |
| 39 | a living thing that breaks down the remains of dead organisms | 3 sets | |
| 40 | organisms that feed on dead/decaying plants and animals | 3 sets | |