Unit 3: Matter and Energy in Organisms Vocabulary

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What is a predator?

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An animal that hunts, catches, and eats other animals.

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What is a niche?

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The role that a plant or animal plays in its habitat.

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What is a producer?

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A living thing, such as a plant, that can make its own food.

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What is a consumer?

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A living thing that cannot make its own food and must eat other living things.

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What is prey?

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Animals that are caught and eaten by predators.

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What is photosynthesis?

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The process by which green plants use sunlight to make their own food.

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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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What is the difference between a predator and prey?

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A predator hunts and eats other animals, while prey is the animal that is hunted.

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What is the role of a decomposer?

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

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What is a food chain?

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A sequence that shows how energy and nutrients flow from one organism to another.