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Life Science
Ecosystems, Adaptations, Food Chains, Food Webs
Term | Definition |
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Population | This is all of the living things of the same kind that live in the same place |
Environment | This is everything that surrounds a living thing |
Community | All the populations that live in the same place |
Ecosystem | The living and nonliving things that interact in an environment |
Producer | A living thing that makes, or produces its own food. A plant is an example of this |
Habitat | This is the place where a living thing makes its home |
Fossil | The remains or mark of a living thing from long ago |
Food Web | This is a system of overlapping food chains in an ecosystem |
Consumer | A living thing that eats other organisms |
Extinct | This means that the plant or animal no longer lives on the Earth. |
Drought | This is a period of time during which very little rain falls |
Decomposer | This is a living thing that breaks down waste and dead plant and animal matter |
Food Chain | The transfer of energy from one living thing to another |
Adaptation | A trait that helps a living thing survive in its environment |