Science STAAR Vocabulary Review Category 4

Front

What is an animal that only gets energy by eating only plants?

Back

Herbivore

Front

What is any living thing called?

Back

Organism

Front

What do we call the complete dying out of an entire species?

Back

Extinct

Front

What is the process in which dead organisms are broken down and returned to the soil?

Back

Decomposition

Front

What do we call an organism that is able to make its own food through the process of photosynthesis?

Back

Producer

Front

What is an animal that primarily eats other animals?

Back

Carnivore

Front

What is an animal that eats both plants and animals?

Back

Omnivore

Front

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

Back

Habitat

Front

What is a group of the same species living in the same area called?

Back

Population

Front

What is the term for the movement of animals from one place to another, often for breeding or food?

Back

Migration