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Life Science
Organisms and Environment
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a characteristic that is passed from parent to offspring | inherited trait |
| an organism that eats other organisms to obtain energy | consumer |
| an organism that uses the sun's energy to make food | producer |
| the reduction or destruction of an environment where organisms naturally live | habitat loss |
| all the living and nonliving things in one area | ecosystem |
| a diagram that shows the many connected food chains in an ecosystem | food web |
| a chemical used to kill insects that eat crop plants | pesticide |
| place within an ecosystem where certain groups of plants and animals live and interact | habitat |
| the pattern of changes that an organism goes through as it grows | life cycle |
| an organism that breaks down the bodies of dead organisms to get energy | decomposer |
| diagram that shows the energy flow from a producer to one or more consumers | food chain |
| the presence of harmful substances in an environment | pollution |