Life Science Vocabulary Review

Front

A living thing that eats plants or animals is a _______.

Back

Consumer

Front

_______ is made up of all the different populations that live and interact in an area.

Back

Community

Front

All the individuals of a species that live in an area are its ________.

Back

Population

Front

A ________ is a network of food chains that shows how energy moves through an ecosystem.

Back

Food Web

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Front

_______ is a living thing that makes its own food.

Back

Producer

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Front

A living thing that breaks down dead material and returns nutrients to the soil is called a _________.

Back

Decomposer

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NGSS.5-LS2-1

Front

The role of a producer in an ecosystem is to _________.

Back

Make food through photosynthesis.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Front

An example of an invasive species is _________.

Back

Zebra mussels.

Front

The term for the place where an organism lives is called its _________.

Back

Habitat

Front

The process by which plants use sunlight to make food is called _________.

Back

Photosynthesis

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6