Life Science Vocab

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Animal that eats only other animals

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carnivore

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Struggle for limited resources (food, light, territory) between organisms.

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competition

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An organism in a food chain that eats other organisms, especially live ones.

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consumer

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Organism that breaks down organic matter

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decomposer

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Biological community of organisms with their environment

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ecosystem

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A group of plants and animals that have a relationship through what they eat.

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food chain

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Interconnected feeding relationships in an ecosystem

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food web

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Animal that eats only plants

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herbivore

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Organism a parasite feeds on

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host

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A species that harms others in an ecosystem.

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invasive species