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food chain
animals
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Science
4th Grade
05/29/2011

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Term
Adaptation
Definition
Special body feature that helps an organism.
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Ecosystem
Definition
All the interacting living and nonliving things in one area.
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Habitat
Definition
The area in which an organism lives.
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Food chain
Definition
Shows how organisms get food and energy.
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Food web
Definition
All the food chains in an ecosystem.
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Energy pyramid
Definition
Shows how energy moves through a web.
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Carnivore
Definition
Consumer that eats only living animals.
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Herbivore
Definition
Consumer that eats only plants.
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Omnivore
Definition
Consumer that eats either plants or animals.
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Decomposer
Definition
Organism that feeds on and breaks down dead organisms.
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Producer
Definition
Organism that makes its own food and serves as a source of food for other organisms.
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Consumer
Definition
Organism that eats other organisms in a food chain.
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Predator
Definition
Animal that kills and eats other animals.
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Prey
Definition
Killed and eaten by other animals.
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Endangered
Definition
In danger of becoming extinct.
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Population
Definition
All the members of a species living in one area.
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Nutrients
Definition
Things in food that organisms need to live.
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