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Food Chain & Webs
Vocabulary Words
Term | Definition |
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species | group of organisms that are the same |
producer | organism that makes its own food and serves as a source of food for other organisms |
habitat | the area in which an organism lives |
food chain | shows how organisms get food and energy |
herbivore | consumer that eats only plants |
nutrients | things in food that organisms need to live |
ecosystem | all the interacting living and nonliving things in one area |
decomposer | organism that feeds on and breaks down dead organisms |
prey | animal that is killed and eaten by other animals |
carnivore | consumer that eats only animals |
consumer | organism that eats other organisms in a food chain |
community | all the populations living in one area |
ecology | the study of ecosystems |
endangered | in danger of becoming extinct |
primary consumer | organism that only eats producers (plants) |