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ecosystem/life cycle
a review for science test
| 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, structure of a living thing during its life cycle 1 egg 2 nymph 3 adult |
| metamorphosis | a change in an organism's body during its life cycle |
| ecosystems | a community of living and nonliving things in their natural environment |
| food web | a connection of many food chains with many food energy paths in an ecosystem |
| carnivore | an animal that gets energy only by eating other animals |
| herbivore | an animal that gets energy only by eating plants |
| prey | an animal that is hunted for 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 | that stages in an organisms life from birth to death |