STAAR 5th grade Science Ecosystem Vocabulary

A connection of food chains with many food energy paths in an ecosystem.

• food web

• food chain

• food lace

• food string

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An organism that hunts and feeds on another organism.

• Prey

• Carnivore

• Consumer

• Predator

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A community of living and non living things in their natural environment.

• population

• ecosystem

• habitat

• jungle

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an organism that gets energy by using dead organisms, nonliving materials or waste as food

• producer

• consumer

• decomposer

• decay

a living thing

• organism

• orange

• organic

• orangutan

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an inherited trait or learned behavior that helps an organism survive in its surroundings

• camouflaged

• adaptation

• venomous

• webbed feet

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the path of food energy from one organism to another in an ecosystem

• food chain

• food web

• food map

• food charm

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An animal that is hunted as food

• pray

• panther

• prey

• phantom

A process by which animals use oxygen and food to make enrgy and carbon dioxide

• retired

• intimidation

• perspiration

• respiration

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an animal that gets energy by only eating plants

• carnivore

• consumer

• herbivore

• predator