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4. organisms thafi produce their own food
~~ 1. plants and animals in an area, functioning
. together. with fiheir surroundings
5. network of relatedfood chains
2. an animal killed for food
8. ecosystems where species are endangered
3, consumers~that~feed upon organisms thaf other
9. organisms that~get nutrients by eating other
'organisms
have killed
organisms
6. green material in plant leaves
10, a type of consumer th,afi eats plant material
7. a type of consumer that eafis animal material
12. tiny plants and animals that breakdown dead
mafierials into nutrients
1 1. water lost:to the atmosphere by~the activities of
planfis
14. the process plants use to make food from
sunlight, water ar~d carbon dioxide
13. natural home of a plani or animal
16, a partnership between organisms that helps one
14. an animal that kills other animals for flood
or both of them survive
15. living factors that directly or indirectly affecf an
17. change of water from a liquid to a gas state
organism.in its.environmenfi, such as disease,
predators, and parasites
18. non-living factors that affect organism survival,
such as water availability, pollution, and temperature
range
19. the number o~ different organisms in an
ecosystem
20. water vapor forms clouds and returns to Carth
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Organisms and Environments
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Ecosystem
Living Element
Nonliving Element
Organism
Adaptation
Producer
Consumer
Carnivore
Herbivore
Omnivore
Decomposer
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1. Animal that gets energy by
eating only other animals
4. Inherited trait or learned
behavior that helps an organism
survive in its surroundings
6. Organism that uses sunlight to
make it own food for energy
(plants)
7. Animal that gets its energy by
eating both plants and animals.
9. Ecosystem parfi that does nofi
have basic needs: rocks, soil, air,
sunlight, water, etc. (two words
with blank space between)
11. Organism that get energy from
eafiing dead organisms, nonliving
materials, or waste
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2. Animal that gets its energy by eating only
planfis
3. Ecosystem part that requires energy and
basic needs (two words with blank space
between)
5. Living thing like a plant or animal
8. Living and nonliving things in an environment
10. Organism that gets energy from eating
other organisms
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