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Life Science
2 cycle 4th week
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Carnivore | An animal that only eats other animals; secondary consumer |
| Competition | The struggle between two organisms to obtain the same resources in an ecosystem |
| Consumed | To have been used; can also be used to describe an animal eating another organism |
| Decomposer | An organism in the food chain that breaks down the remains of dead organisms |
| Habitat | The environment in which an animal or plant lives |
| Herbivore | An animal that eats only plants; primary consumer |
| Niche | The role or job an organism in an ecosystem |
| Omnivore | An animal that eats both plants and animals; consumer |
| Predator | An animal that hunts down other animals; carnivore; secondary consumer |
| Prey | An animal that is hunted down and eaten by other animals; herbivore; primary consumer |
| Primary Consumer | An animal in the food chain that only eats plants; herbivore |
| Producer | An organism, such as a plant, that can makes its own food |
| Scavenger | An animal, such as a bird or insect, that searches for food and feeds on dead or decaying matter |
| Secondary Consumer | An animal within a food chain that eats other animals; predator; carnivore |