Science Vocabulary Flashcards 4th grade

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Adaptation

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A trait or behavior that helps an organism survive in its environment.

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Carnivore

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An animal that eats only meat.

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Consumer

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An organism that gets energy by eating other organisms.

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Decomposer

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A living thing that breaks down dead plants and animals (e.g., fungi, bacteria).

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Ecosystem

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A community of living and nonliving things that interact in an area.

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Environment

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Everything that surrounds and affects an organism.

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Food Chain

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A model that shows how energy moves from one organism to another.

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Food Web

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A diagram that shows how multiple food chains are connected in an ecosystem.

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Habitat

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The place where an organism lives and gets its needs met.

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Herbivore

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An animal that eats only plants.