Energy and Matter in Organisms

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What is the role that a plant or animal plays in its habitat?

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Niche: The specific role or function of an organism within its ecosystem.

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What do we call a group of organisms that live in the same area and interact with one another?

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Community: A group of different species living together in a specific area.

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What is the term for all the organisms of the same kind that live together in a given area?

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Population: A group of individuals of the same species that live in the same area.

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What do we call animals that are caught and eaten by predators?

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Prey: Organisms that are hunted and consumed by predators.

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What is a living thing that cannot make its own food and must eat other living things?

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Consumer: An organism that obtains energy by eating other organisms.

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What is the term for the place where an organism lives?

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Habitat: The natural environment in which an organism lives.

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What do we call organisms that produce their own food through photosynthesis?

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Producers: Organisms, like plants, that create their own food using sunlight.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

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What is the term for an organism that hunts and eats other organisms?

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Predator: An animal that preys on other animals for food.

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What is the relationship called when two different species live together and benefit from each other?

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Mutualism: A symbiotic relationship where both species benefit.

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What do we call the process by which plants convert sunlight into energy?

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Photosynthesis: The process by which green plants use sunlight to synthesize foods.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6