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Science Vocabulary
Vocabulary Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ecosystem | Biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment |
| Adaptation | The process by which a species becomes fitted to its environment |
| Interdependence | The state of being dependent upon one another |
| Sun | The star around which the earth orbits |
| Biotic | Living things |
| Abiotic | Non living things |
| Organism | An individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form |
| Predator | An animal that hunts |
| Prey | An organism that is hunted or killed by another organism |
| Omnivore | Animal that eats plants and animals |
| Herbivore | Animal that eats plants |
| Carnivore | An animal that feeds on flesh |
| Producer | An organism that creates its own food |
| Consumer | An organism that eats other organisms and cannot make its own food |
| Decomposer | An organism, especially a soil bacterium, fungus, or invertebrate, that decomposes organic material. |