Vocabulary
The home of a living thing.
habitat
An organism that makes its own food.
Producer
Living and nonliving things that interact in an environment make up an ___________.
Ecosystem
A food chain shows how energy ________ from one organism to another in an ecosystem.
passes
Many food chains connect to form a ____________.
food chain.
An organism that eats other organisms.
Consumer
An organism that breaks down dead plant and animal material.
Decomposer
Living things get food, water, and shelter from their__________.
Habitat
The first organism in a food chain is a _________.
Producer
Decomposers are important because they release _____________ into the water and soil.
nutrients
Several food chains that are connected.
Food web
A series of organisms that depend on one another for food.
Food chain
All organisms need ___________ from food to live and grow.
Energy
Most producers use energy from the __________ to make their own food.
sun
What are you? An omnivore, carnivore, or herbivore?
omnivore
These hunt other organisms for food.
Predators
The living and nonliving things that interact in an environment.
Ecosystem
Animals that eat both plants and animals.
All animals are __________.
Consumers
How do we know we are omnivores?
The hunted.
Prey
Organisms that eat plants.
Herbivores
Animals that eat other animals.
Carnivores
nutrients
RANDOM:
How old is Joey (Ms. Heil's dog)