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a colorless, odorless gas produced by burning carbon and organic compounds and by respiration

carbon dioxide

100
animals that are caught and eaten by predators

prey

100

a substance that provides nourishment essential for growth and the maintenance of life.

nutrients 

100

organism that obtains energy and matter by feeding on other organisms 

consumer

100

Not derived from living organisms.

abiotic

200

An individual animal, plant, or single celled life form.  Any living thing.

organisms 

200

a group of overlapping food chains

food web

200

an animal that only eats plants

herbivore 

200

an animal that only eats meat

carnivore 

200

The surroundings in which a person, animal, or plant lives and operates.

environment

300

animals that eat both plants and meat

omnivore 

300

a statement you think is true

claim

300

a fair test

evidence

300

something that supports your claim

reasoning

300

A community of living organisms.

ecosystems

400

An area classified according to the species that live in that location.

biomes

400

the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water.

photosynthesis

400

an animal that hunts, catches, and eats other animals

predator

400

a colorless, odorless reactive gas, the chemical element of atomic number 8 and the life-supporting component of the air

oxygen

400

the transfer of energy and matter from one organism to the next in an ecosystem

food chain

500

an organism that breaks down dead matter

decomposer

500

breathe out.

exhale

500

Consisting of living organisms.

biotic

500

organism that makes its own food

producer

500

 a plastid that contains chlorophyll and in which photosynthesis takes place

chloroplasts 

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