KEY WORDS
What is the natural home where a plant or animal lives ? It is small part of an ecosystem
HABITAT
What is the term for a model that shows what a series organisms eats ?
FOOD CHAIN
What is the term for all the organisms that live in a habitat (plants and animals) ?
COMMUNITY
What is the term for an organism that uses light energy to produce its own food ?
PRODUCER
What is the term for a very small living thing that can only be seen with a microscope ?
MICROORGANISM
What is the term for [or the word that describes] a substance that can harm or kill living things ?
TOXIN / TOXIC
What is the term for a living thing that breaks down dead plants and animals and releases the nutrients into the soil ?
DECOMPOSER
What is the term for an animal that eats only other animals ?
CARNIVORE
What is the term for a chemical used to kill pests (like insects or weeds) ?
PESTICIDE
What is the term for a group of connected food chains in an ecosystem ?
FOOD WEB
What is the term for everything around a living thing, including living and non-living things ?
ENVIRONMENT
What is the term for the variety of different living things in an area ?
BIODIVERSITY
What is the term for an animal that hunts and eats other animals ?
PREDATOR
What is the term for an animal that eats only plants ?
HERBIVORE
What is the term for a living thing that gets energy by eating other living things ?
CONSUMER
What is the term for an animal that eats both plants and animals ?
OMNIVORE
What is th term that describes a species has no living members left ?
EXTINCT
What is the term for a step or level in a food chain or food web ?
TROPHIC LEVEL
What term describes a species that spreads into a new area and harms local living things ?
INVASIVE
What is the term for the build-up of harmful substances in a living thing over time ?
BIOACCUMULATION