Life Science Vocab

An organism that gets its energy by feeding on producers or animals that eat producers is called __________

• producer

• predator

• consumer

• decomposer

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

An organism that uses energy from the sun to create its own food is called __________

• producer

• predator

• consumer

• decomposer

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

An organism (fungus or bacteria) that decomposes (breaks down) organic material is called __________

• producer

• predator

• consumer

• decomposer

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

An organism that eats only plants is called __________

• carnivore

• herbivore

• scavenger

• omnivore

An organism that eats only animals is called __________

• carnivore

• herbivore

• scavenger

• omnivore

An organism that eats both plants & animals is called ______

• carnivore

• herbivore

• scavenger

• omnivore

An organism that feeds on dead materials is called _______

• carnivore

• herbivore

• scavenger

• omnivore

A system of interlocking food chains in an ecosystem or ecological community is called _______

• food chain

• food web

• ecosystem

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A community of organisms and their environment, containing biotic and abiotic factors; healthy when there are a variety of organisms is called _______

• food chain

• food web

• ecosystem

A hierarchical series of organisms each dependent on the next as a source of food. It shows the energy flow in an ecosystem is called _______

• food chain

• food web

• ecosystem

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3