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Ecosystems Part 3
Ecosystem Vocabulary Part 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the place in nature where an organism lives is its | habitat |
| organisms that make their own food are called | producers (green plants are producers) |
| the way that plants make their own food is called | photosynthesis |
| living things that eat, or consume, other living things are called | consumers (animals are consumers) |
| the 3 main types of consumers are | 1. herbivores 2. carnivores 3. omnivores |
| animals that eat only plants are called | herbivores (ex: koalas, cows, deer, grasshoppers--only eat leaves) |
| animals that eat only meat (of other animals) | carnivores (ex: sharks, wolves, lions, snakes--eat only other animals) |
| animals that eat both plants and animals | omnivores (ex: the black bear eats berries and nuts (plants) and also bees and ants (animals)) |
| a consumer that hunts and eats other animals is called a | predator |
| the animals that a predator hunts and eats are called | prey |
| organisms that break down dead plants and animals to get food are called | decomposers (bacteria, earthworms, fungi, insects) |
| carnivores that eat animals that are already dead when they find them are called | scavengers (ex: vultures and shrimp) |
| when 2 different species help eat other that is called | symbiosis |
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Triana Silliman
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