5th Grade Science Vocab

An organism that gets energy from eating other organisms.

• Omnivore

• Consumer

• Prey

• Predator

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A consumer that eats only meat.

• Omnivore

• Migrate

• Carnivore

• Herbivore

A consumer that eats both plants and animals.

• Omnivore

• Migrate

• Fungi

• Herbivore

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A consumer that breaks down dead organisms.

• Decomposer

• Migrate

• fungi

• Herbivore

an organism that gets energy from eating other organisms

• prey

• consumer

• omnivore

• predator

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

a type of decomposer that can break down organic matter like mushrooms or mold

• prey

• Migrate

• fungi

• predator

an animal that hunts and eats other animals

• prey

• consumer

• fungi

• predator

the description of all food chains in an ecosystem

• food chain

• scavengers

• food web

• mimicry

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

the transfer of of energy from one object or material to another or one form to another.

• food chain

• scavengers

• energy transfer

• mimicry

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

an animal that is hunted and eaten by other animals

• prey

• scavengers

• consumer

• predator