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Living Things and Ecosystems
Chapter 1
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Science
5th Grade
11/11/2008

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Term
_____________ play the biggest role in changing rotting leaves to soil
Definition
decomposers
Term
______________ gives leaves and stems a green color
Definition
chlorophyll
Term
Animals that eat plants and animals are called _____________
Definition
Omnivores
Term
In order to perform photosynthesis, a plant must have sunlight, water, and ______________
Definition
carbon dioxide
Term

No two species in the same community have exactle the same n___________

Definition
niche
Term

Organisms that use the Sun to carry on photosynthesis are ____________

a.  consumer

b.  producers

Definition
producers
Term

A bear's sharp claws are a(n) ___________ thqt help it to catch fish.

a.  behavior

b.  adaptation

Definition
adaptation
Term

Arrange these terms from smallest to largest:

community, ecosystem, population

Definition

population

community

ecosystem

Term
Snow is a(n) (abotic or biotic) factor
Definition
abiotic
Term

A plant eating animal is a (herbivore or carnivore)

Definition
herbivore
Term
s__________________ is energy captured by plants 
Definition
sunlilght
Term
p_____________ is the process of using light energy to make food.
Definition
photosynthesis
Term
the role of a species in an ecosystem is a _______________
Definition
niche
Term
A ______________ is an organism that obtains energy by eating other organisms.
Definition
consumer
Term
_______________ are common producers.
Definition
plants
Term
_____________ is a long-term relationship between species
Definition
symbiosis
Term
A _____________ is a type of forest decomposer.
Definition
mushroom
Term

An earthworm is a

(consumer or decomposer)

Definition

decomposer

Term

grass is a

(producer or consumer)

Definition
producer
Term

A hawk is a

(consumer or producer)

Definition
consumer
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