Thomas- Life Science Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
an organism that is able to form nutritional organic substances from simple inorganic substances such as carbon dioxide. | Autotroph |
an organism deriving its nutritional requirements from complex organic substances. | Heterotroph |
a hierarchical series of organisms each dependent on the next as a source of food | Food Chain |
a system of interlocking and interdependent food chains | Food Web |
an animal that feeds on plants | Herbivore |
the total mass of organisms in a given area or volume | Biomass |
the tidal mouth of a large river, where the tide meets the stream | Estuary |
interaction between two different organisms living in close physical association | Symbiosis |
symbiosis that is beneficial to both organisms involved | Mutualism |
an association between two organisms in which one benefits and the other derives neither benefit nor harm | Commensalism |
a thick subsurface layer of soil that remains frozen throughout the year | Permafrost |
an animal that feeds on carrion, dead plant material, or refuse | Scavenger |
the branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings | Ecology |
an organism, especially a soil bacterium, fungus, or invertebrate, that decomposes organic material | Decomposer |
an animal or person that eats food of both plant and animal origin | Omnivore |
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