FLASHCARDS: Ecosystem Vocabulary

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An animal that HUNTS and eats other animals is called what?

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predator

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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An organism that eats only plants is called what?

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herbivore

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What is an organism called that eats only meat?

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carnivore

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What is the process called where plants make their own food?

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photosynthesis

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

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An organism that gets its energy by breaking down dead and decaying matter and putting nutrients back into the soil is called what?

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decomposer

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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An organism that eats both plants and animals is called a what?

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omnivore

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A living thing that makes its own food from the sun is a what?

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producer

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

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An animal that is EATEN by other animals is a what?

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prey

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An animal that searches for and eats dead animals

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scavenger

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An organism that needs to eat other organisms for food is called a what?

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consumer