TWIG Module 2 Vocabulary

Front

What is a consumer in the context of animals?

Back

An animal that gets its matter by eating something.

Front

What happens if a species in a food chain goes extinct?

Back

It can disrupt the food chain and affect other species.

Front

What is a decomposer?

Back

An organism that breaks down dead and waste matter.

Front

What is an independent variable in an experiment?

Back

The factor that is changed or controlled to test its effects on the dependent variable.

Front

What is a food chain?

Back

A series of events in which one organism eats another and obtains energy.

Front

What is a producer in an ecosystem?

Back

An organism that makes its own food, usually through photosynthesis.

Front

What is a food web?

Back

A system of interlocking and interdependent food chains.

Front

What role do decomposers play in an ecosystem?

Back

They break down dead organisms and recycle nutrients back into the soil.

Front

What is an ecosystem?

Back

A community of living organisms and their physical environment interacting as a system.

Front

What is the difference between a herbivore and a carnivore?

Back

A herbivore eats plants, while a carnivore eats other animals.