STAAR 5th grade Science Ecosystem Vocabulary

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A connection of food chains with many food energy paths in an ecosystem.

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food web

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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An organism that hunts and feeds on another organism.

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Predator

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A community of living and non living things in their natural environment.

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ecosystem

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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An organism that gets energy by using dead organisms, nonliving materials, or waste as food.

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decomposer

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a living thing

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organism

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

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An inherited trait or learned behavior that helps an organism survive in its surroundings.

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Adaptation

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

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The path of food energy from one organism to another in an ecosystem.

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food chain

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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An animal that is hunted as food

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prey

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A process by which animals use oxygen and food to make energy and carbon dioxide

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respiration

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An animal that gets energy by only eating plants.

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herbivore