Which of the Following Best Matches the Description

question 53

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best matches the description?
-Accumulation of organic material that consists of or are produced by living things.

• A)denitrifying bacteria
• B)herbivore
• C)omnivore
• D)producer
• E)trophic level
• F)community
• G)ectoparasite
• H)limiting factor
• I)none of above
• J)secondary consumer
• K)nitrogen cycle
• L)biomass
• M)habitat
• N)carbon cycle
• O)interspecific competition
• P)nitrogen-fixing bacteria
• Q)intraspecific competition

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Definitions:

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