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life cycle/ecosystem
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |