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Food Chain/Habitats
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| food chain | a food relationship among plants and animals in a specific area or environment |
| terrestrial organisms | plants and animals found in land habitats such as deserts, grasslands, and forests |
| aquatic organisms | plants and animals found in water habitats such as ponds, marshes, swamps, rivers, and oceans |
| consumer | an animal that eats other living organisms |
| decomposer | an organism that breaks down decayed plants or animals into pieces that can be used by other living things |
| producer | a green plant that makes its own food from sunlight, air, and water |
| herbivores | animals that eat only plants |
| carnivores | animals that eat only meat |
| omnivores | animals that eat both plants and animals |
| predator | an animal that hunts other animals for its food |
| prey | an animal that is hunted by another animal for food |
| popullation | a group of the same kind that live in the same place |
| community | all of the populations that live together in one place |
| photosynthesis | the process that producers use to make their own food with sunlight, air, and water |
| interdependence | every living thing depends on other living things |
| conservations | the careful use and preservation of our natural resources |
| natural resources | resources found in land or water environments. These resources are usually limited and plants and animals in the environments compete for these resources. |