Question | Answer |
environment | all of the living and non-living things surrounding an organism. |
ecosystem | a community and its physical environment together |
population | all the individuals of the same kind living in the same ecosystem |
community | all the populations of organisms living together in an environmnet |
producer | a living thing, such as a plant, that can make its own food |
consumer | a living thing that can't make its own food and must eat other living things |
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herbivore | an animal that eats only plants or producers |
carnivore | an animal that eats only othr animals. |
omnivore | an animal that eats both plants and other animals |
decomposer | a living thing that feeds on the wastes of plants and animals |
habitat | an environment that meets teh needs of an organism |
niche | the role of an organism in its habitat |
food chain | a series of organisms that depend on one another for food |
prey | consumers that are eaten by predators |
predator | a consumer that eats prey |
food web | a group of food chains that overlap. |
energy pyramid | a diagram showing how mcuh energy is passed from one organism to the next in a food chain |
prey | consumers that are eaten |
predators | consumers that eat prey |
food chain | show the path of food energy-- how an animal gets energy. |
adaptation | a body part or behavior that helps a living thing survive. |
camouflage | a color or shape that helps an animal blend in with its environment |
instinct | a behavior that an animal is born with and that helps him meet his needs. |