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calorimeter
measures the amount of energy contained in a substance
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calorimeter test
the substance is burned, and the temperature rise, due to the heat given off, is measured in a known amount of water.
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carnivore
animal which gains its energy from eating other animals
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community
the organisms of all species which live in a particular area
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consumer
an organism which gains its energy from eating other organism (top consumer, carnivores )
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ecosystem
the inter-relationship of living (biotic) and non-lving (antibiotic) elements in a specific area
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food chain
a diagram showing the flow of ENERGY from on organism to the next starting with the producer
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food web
a network of interconnected food chains showing the energy flow through an ecosystem
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habitat
the place where an organism lives which is characterised by its physical conditions and the species of other organisms present
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omnivore
an animals that gets its energy by eating plants and other animals.
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photosynthesis
the process that converts carbon dioxide and water into glucose and oxygen.
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population
a group of individuals of the same species that occupy the same habitat at the same time.
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producer
plants that are able to capture the energy that flows though a chain by displaying the energy the organism contains at each trophic level.
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the substance is burned, and the temperature rise, due to the heat given off, is measured in a known amount of water.

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calorimeter test

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animal which gains its energy from eating other animals

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the organisms of all species which live in a particular area

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an organism which gains its energy from eating other organism (top consumer, carnivores )

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