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Food Chain & Webs
Vocabulary Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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) |