Life Science

An organism is

• any characteristic that helps a plant or animal survive

• all living and nonliving things and all their interactions in an area

• a single, self-contained living thing

• a long term relationship between two different kinds of organisms where one or both receive the benefit

An adaptation is

• any characteristic that helps a plant or animal survive

• an organism that gets energy by eating only plants

• an organism that uses sunlight to make its own food for energy

• an organism that gets energy from eating other animals

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A decomposer is

• an organism that gets energy from eating other animals

• all objects that have biological processes that keep them alive, such as plants and animals

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

• a single, self-contained living thing

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A producer is

• an organism that gets energy by eating only plants

• an organism that uses sunlight to make its own food for energy

• a part of the ecosystem that is not living, such as sunlight, air (includes oxygen and carbon dioxide), water, rocks, and soil

• an organism that gets energy by eating both plants and other animals

A consumer is

• an organism that gets energy from eating other animals

• an organism that gets energy by eating only other animals

• a long term relationship between two different kinds of organisms where one or both receive the benefit

• any characteristic that helps a plant or animal survive

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A carnivore is

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

• an organism that gets energy by eating only plants

• an organism that uses sunlight to make its own food for energy

• an organism that gets energy by eating only other animals

An ecosystem is

• an organism that gets energy by eating both plants and other animals

• a single, self-contained living thing

• all living and nonliving things and all their interactions in an area

• a long term relationship between two different kinds of organisms where one or both receive the benefit

A herbivore is

• an organism that gets energy from eating other animals

• an organism that gets energy by eating only plants

• an organism that gets energy by eating only other animals

• an organism that gets energy by eating both plants and other animals

a long term relationship between two different kinds of organisms where one or both receive the benefit

An omnivore is

• an organism that gets energy by eating both plants and other animals

• an organism that gets energy by eating only other animals

• an organism that gets energy by eating only plants

• an organism that uses sunlight to make its own food for energy

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