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life cycle/ecosystem
Term | Definition |
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Complete metamorphosis | A change in the body, form, or structure of a living thing during its life cycle with four stages: 1) egg 2) larvae 3)pupa 4) adult |
Incomplete metamorphosis | A change in the body, form, or structure of a living thing during its life cycle 1) egg 2) nymph 3)adult |
Metamorphosis | A change in an organism's body form during its life cycle |
Ecosystem | A community of living and nonliving things in their natural environment |
Food web | A connection of food chains with many food energy path in an ecosystem |
Carnivore | An animal that gets energy by eating only other animals |
Herbivore | An animal that gets its energy by eating only plants |
Prey | An animal that is hunted as food |
Consumer | An organism that gets energy from eating other organism |
Predator | An organism that hunts and feeds on other animals |
Producer | An organism that uses sunlight to make its own food for animals |
Omnivore | Animals that gets energy by eating both plants and other animals |
Life cycle | The stages in an organism's life from birth to death |