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Life Cycle/Ecosystem
Science
Term | Definition |
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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 non-living things in their natural environment. |
Food web | A connection of food chains with many food energy paths in an ecosystem. |
Carnivore | An animal that gets energy by eating only other animals. |
Herbivore | An animal that gets energy by eating only plants. |
Prey | An animal that is hunted as food. |
Consumer | An organism that gets energy from eating other organisms. |
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 get energy by eating both plants and other animals. |
Life cycle | The stages in an organism's life from birth to death. |