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Food Chains/Webs
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4th Grade
11/14/2011

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Term
ecosystem
Definition
all the interacting living and nonliving things in one area
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predator
Definition
animal that kills and eats other animals
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adaptation
Definition
special body feature or behavior that helps an organism stay alive
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camouflage
Definition
adaptation that helps an organism blend in with its surroundings
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habitat
Definition
the area where an organism lives
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prey
Definition
animal that is killed and eaten by other animals; victim
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organism
Definition
living thing
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consumer
Definition
organism that eats other organisms in a food chain; go find their food
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producer
Definition
organism that makes its own food & is food for other organisms
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food chain
Definition
a series of organisms connected to show how organisms get food and energy
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food web
Definition
all of the food chains in an ecosystem
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decomposer
Definition
eats and breaks down dead organisms
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endangered
Definition
in danger of becoming extinct
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extinct
Definition
species that has entirely died off; disappeared from Earth
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environment
Definition
everything around a living thing
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