Ecosystem Organisms Vocab

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A consumer that eats only plants.

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herbivore

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An organism that breaks down dead plants and animals.

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decomposer

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A consumer that eats only other animals.

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carnivore

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An organism that makes its own food.

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producers

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Consumer that eats both plants and animals.

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omnivore

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Living thing that hunts for food to survive.

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consumer

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A food chain shows how energy is passed between living things.

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True

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Symbiotic relationship where both organisms benefit.

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mutualism

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Symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits and the other is harmed.

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parasitism

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Symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits and the other is unaffected.

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commensalism