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An organism that gets energy by eating both plants and other animals.

• Omnivore

• Carnivore

• Herbivore

• Consumer

An organism that uses sunlight to make its own food for energy.

• Consumer

• Decomposer

• Herbivore

• Producer

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A path of energy transfer from one organism to another.

• Food web

• Food chain

• Producer

• Consumer

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An interconnected set of food chains.

• Organism

• Food chain

• Living organism

• Food web

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An organism that hunts and feeds on another organism.

• Predator

• Consumer

• Carnivore

• Herbivore

A living thing.

• Organism

• Predator

• Herbivore

• Symbiotic

All the interactions between living and nonliving things and their interactions.

• Organism

• Environment

• Ecosystem

• Symbiotic

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Any characteristic that helps a plant or animal survive.

• Food web

• Ecosystem

• Food chain

• adaptation

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An organism that breaks down the remains of dead plants or animals without the need for internal digestion.

• Decomposer

• Carnivore

• Herbivore

• Organism

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Why is the Scientific Method an important process in doing experiments?

• It ensures that the people doing the experiments are scientific.

• It ensures that the results can be trusted and repeated.

• It takes more work but it's worth it.

• It helps the experiment to take longer and be better.

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