Organisms
The Circle of Life
Effects on an Ecosystem
Adaptations
Miscellaneous
100
The path of food energy in an ecosystem as one living thing eats another
Food Chain
100
When an organism completely dies out
Extinct
100
When an organism blends in with its environment for protection
camouflage
100
Animals that only eat plants
herbivore
200
These organisms make their own food
producers
200
Two or more food chains that overlap
Food Web
200
When an organism is in danger of dying out
Endangered
200
When an organism looks like another organism to protect itself from predators
mimicry
200
Animals that only eat meat
carnivores
300
These organisms break down other dead decaying organisms as well their waste.
decomposers
300
The living and nonliving things in an environment and all their interactions
ecosystem
300
When there are too many of one population in an ecosystem
Overpopulation
300
When an organism sleeps through a season in order to save energy
hibernation
300
Animals that eat both meat and plants
omnivores
400
These animals hunt other animals in order to find food
predetor
400
The living part of an ecosystem
community
400
When there aren't enough of a particular organism with in an ecosytem
scarcity
400
When an organism displays bright colors in order to protect itself
warning coloration
400
The role of a plant in an ecosystem
producer
500
These animals are hunted by other animals
prey
500
A group of only one kind of an organism
population
500
When an organism moves to a new area in search of food or water
migration
500
Where an organism lives
habitat
500
the role of a tiger in an ecosystem
consumer
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