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Card 6

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Not all sunlight falling on a leaf is absorbed and used. Why?

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Card 7

Front

Not all food eaten by an animal goes to form new tissue. Why?

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Card 8

Front

What is decomposition?

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Card 9

Front

What is a detritivore?

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Card 10

Front

How do decomposers like soil bacteria and fungi break down dead remains?

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Card 11

Front

What is the detritivore in this food chain: dead animal > blowfly maggot > blackbird > owl.

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Card 12

Front

Give 3 ways in which carbon dioxide gets in the air.

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Card 13

Front

Nitrogen is needed to make proteins in plants. In what form is it taken up?

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Card 14

Front

What sort of bacteria convert nitrogen in the air into nitrates?

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Card 15

Front

What sort of bacteria convert ammonia in the soil into nitrates?

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