Food Chain

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carnivore

Back 1

a consumer that only eats animals

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herbivore

Back 2

a consumer that only eats plants

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prey

Back 3

an animal that's killed and eaten by other animals

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decomposer

Back 4

organism that feeds on and breaks down dead organisms

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ecosystem

Back 5

all the living and nonliving things interacting in one area

Front 6

nutrients

Back 6

things in food that organisms need to live

Front 7

food chain

Back 7

shows how organisms get food and money

Front 8

habitat

Back 8

the area in which an organism lives

Front 9

producer

Back 9

organisms that makes its own food and serves as a source of food for other organisms

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species

Back 10

a group of organisms that are the same

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adaptations

Back 11

a special body feature or behavior that helps an organism stay alive

(carnivores have sharp teeth to kill)

(elephants have trunks so they can grab food)

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community

Back 12

all the populations of animals that live in one area

Front 13

ecology

Back 13

the study of living and nonliving things and their interactions

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predator

Back 14

an animal that hunts and eats other animals

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camouflage

Back 15

animals blending in with their environment to stay safe

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consumers

Back 16

organisms that eat other organisms in a food chain

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primary consumers

Back 17

eats only producers (grasshoppers eat plants)

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secondary consumers

Back 18

animals that eat primary consumers (small bird eats worms)

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tertiary consumers

Back 19

animals that eat secondary consumers (hawks eat small birds or animals)

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decay

Back 20

to rot or break down into smaller pieces

(an old pumpkin)

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mimicry

Back 21

when prey animals act more like dangerous animals to survive

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endangered

Back 22

a species can become this when too many are killed off (dinosaurs)