Ecosystem Vocabulary

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carnivore

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an animal that eats only other animals

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consumer

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a living thing that eats other living things

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food chain

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how living things are connected through what they eat and what they are eaten by

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food web

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many different food chains found in one place

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herbivore

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an animal that only eats plants

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matter

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anything that takes up space; can be in different forms such as solid, liquid, or gas

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matter flow

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the movement of material through an ecosystem, such as through food chains and food webs

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model

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a pretend version of something that scientists use when the real thing is too big, small, or complicated to work with

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omnivore

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an animal that eats both plants and animals

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predator

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an animal that hunts and eats other animals