5Th Grade Science, Chapter 4

Front 1

non-living parts of an ecosystem

Back 1

abiotic factors

Front 2

a characteristic that enables a living thing to survive

Back 2

adaptation

Front 3

living parts of the ecosystem

Back 3

biotic factors

Front 4

an adaptation in which an animal protects itself against predators by blending in with the environment

Back 4

camouflage

Front 5

an animal that eats another animal

Back 5

carnivore

Front 6

a relationship between two kinds of organisms that benefits one without harming the other

Back 6

commensalism

Front 7

any animal that eats plants or other plant eating animals

Back 7

consumer

Front 8

any of the fungi or bacteria that break down dead plants and animals into useful things like minerals and rich soil

Back 8

decomposer

Front 9

the study of how living things and non-living things interact

Back 9

ecology

Front 10

all the living and non-living things in an environment and their interactions with each other

Back 10

ecosystem

Front 11

The path of the energy in food from on organism to another

Back 11

food chain

Front 12

the overlapping food chains in an ecosystem

Back 12

food web

Front 13

an animal that eats producers

Back 13

herbivore

Front 14

the organism a parasite lives on

Back 14

host

Front 15

an adaptation in which an animal is protected against predators by its resemblance to another unpleasant animal

Back 15

mimicry

Front 16

a relationship between two kinds of organisms that benefits both

Back 16

mutualism

Front 17

an animal that eats both plants and animals

Back 17

omnivore

Front 18

a relationship in which one organism lives in or on another organism and benefits from that relationship while the other organism may be harmed

Back 18

parasitism

Front 19

an animal that hunts other animals for food

Back 19

predator

Front 20

a living that that is hunted for food

Back 20

prey

Front 21

a relationship between two kinds of organisms that benefits one without harming the other

Back 21

commensalism

Front 22

any animal that eats plants or other plant eating animals

Back 22

consumer

Front 23

any of the fungi or bacteria that break down dead plants and animals into useful things like minerals and rich soil

Back 23

decomposer

Front 24

the study of how living things and non-living things interact

Back 24

ecology

Front 25

all the living and non-living things in an environment and their interactions with each other

Back 25

ecosystem

Front 26

a living thing that is hunted for food

Back 26

prey

Front 27

any of the plants or algae that produce oxygen and food that animals need

Back 27

producer

Front 28

a type of camouflage in which the color of the animals blends with its background protecting it from its predators

Back 28

protective coloration

Front 29

a meat eating animal that feeds on the remains of dead animals

Back 29

scavenger

Front 30

a relationship between two kinds of organisms that lasts over time

Back 30

symbiosis