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| Description: All living things: Require ongoing inputs of energy and raw materials Sense and respond to change Pass DNA to offspring Energy Flows from the environment, through organisms, and back to the environment At each energy transfer, some energy escapes as heat Nutrient Substance that an organism must have for growth and survival, and cannot make itself Living things can be classified as: Producers Acquire energy and raw materials from the environment Make their own food Example: plants (photosynthesis) Consumers Cannot make their own food Get energy by feeding on other organisms Example: animals Animated The one-way flow of energy and cycling of materials in the world of life. The photo (top) shows a producer acquiring energy and nutrients from the environment, and consumers acquiring energy and nutrients by eating the producer. Picture Stats: Views: 264 Filesize: 91.47kB Height: 1106 Width: 753 Source: https://biology-forums.com/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view;id=42011 |