Unit Four Vocabulary

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What is a Food Chain?

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A sequence of organisms each dependent on the next as a source of food.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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What is a Tertiary Consumer?

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An organism that primarily feeds on secondary consumers.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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What is an Ecosystem?

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A community of living organisms and their interactions with their environment.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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What is Photosynthesis?

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The process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods with the help of chlorophyll.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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What is a Primary Consumer?

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An organism that eats producers.

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What is a Producer?

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An organism that can make its own food, typically through photosynthesis.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

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What is a Decomposer?

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An organism that breaks down dead or decaying organisms, returning nutrients to the soil.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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What is a Secondary Consumer?

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An organism that primarily feeds on primary consumers.

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What is a Habitat?

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The natural environment in which an organism lives, including all living and non-living factors.

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What is Biodiversity?

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The variety of life in a particular habitat or ecosystem.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5