Fourth Grade Ecology

Timothy T.
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  1. herbivore
    any animal that feeds chiefly on grass and other plants
    ecology herbivore carnivore omnivore food chain food web adaptation ecosystem habitat wild tame predator prey population producer flow of energy consumer (primary and secondary) decomposer community
  2. food web
    community of organisms with several interrelated food chains
    ecology herbivore carnivore omnivore food chain food web adaptation ecosystem habitat wild tame predator prey population producer flow of energy consumer (primary and secondary) decomposer community
  3. omnivore
    an animal that feeds on both animal and vegetable substances
    ecology herbivore carnivore omnivore food chain food web adaptation ecosystem habitat wild tame predator prey population producer flow of energy consumer (primary and secondary) decomposer community
  4. carnivore
    a terrestrial or aquatic flesh-eating mammal
    ecology herbivore carnivore omnivore food chain food web adaptation ecosystem habitat wild tame predator prey population producer flow of energy consumer (primary and secondary) decomposer community
  5. food chain
    community of organisms where each member is eaten by another
    ecology herbivore carnivore omnivore food chain food web adaptation ecosystem habitat wild tame predator prey population producer flow of energy consumer (primary and secondary) decomposer community
  6. predator
    any animal that lives by preying on other animals
    ecology herbivore carnivore omnivore food chain food web adaptation ecosystem habitat wild tame predator prey population producer flow of energy consumer (primary and secondary) decomposer community
  7. ecology
    the environment as it relates to living organisms
    ecology herbivore carnivore omnivore food chain food web adaptation ecosystem habitat wild tame predator prey population producer flow of energy consumer (primary and secondary) decomposer community
  8. ecosystem
    organisms interacting with their physical environment
    ecology herbivore carnivore omnivore food chain food web adaptation ecosystem habitat wild tame predator prey population producer flow of energy consumer (primary and secondary) decomposer community
  9. habitat
    the type of environment in which an organism normally lives
    ecology herbivore carnivore omnivore food chain food web adaptation ecosystem habitat wild tame predator prey population producer flow of energy consumer (primary and secondary) decomposer community
  10. adaptation
    the process of adjusting or conforming to new conditions
    ecology herbivore carnivore omnivore food chain food web adaptation ecosystem habitat wild tame predator prey population producer flow of energy consumer (primary and secondary) decomposer community
  11. tame
    brought from wildness into a domesticated state
    ecology herbivore carnivore omnivore food chain food web adaptation ecosystem habitat wild tame predator prey population producer flow of energy consumer (primary and secondary) decomposer community
  12. producer
    someone who manufactures something
    ecology herbivore carnivore omnivore food chain food web adaptation ecosystem habitat wild tame predator prey population producer flow of energy consumer (primary and secondary) decomposer community
  13. secondary
    being of second rank or importance or value
    ecology herbivore carnivore omnivore food chain food web adaptation ecosystem habitat wild tame predator prey population producer flow of energy consumer (primary and secondary) decomposer community
  14. prey
    animal hunted or caught for food
    ecology herbivore carnivore omnivore food chain food web adaptation ecosystem habitat wild tame predator prey population producer flow of energy consumer (primary and secondary) decomposer community
  15. consumer
    a person who uses goods or services
    ecology herbivore carnivore omnivore food chain food web adaptation ecosystem habitat wild tame predator prey population producer flow of energy consumer (primary and secondary) decomposer community
  16. primary
    of first rank or importance or value
    ecology herbivore carnivore omnivore food chain food web adaptation ecosystem habitat wild tame predator prey population producer flow of energy consumer (primary and secondary) decomposer community
  17. chain
    a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament
    ecology herbivore carnivore omnivore food chain food web adaptation ecosystem habitat wild tame predator prey population producer flow of energy consumer (primary and secondary) decomposer community
  18. web
    an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving
    ecology herbivore carnivore omnivore food chain food web adaptation ecosystem habitat wild tame predator prey population producer flow of energy consumer (primary and secondary) decomposer community
  19. flow
    move along, of liquids
    ecology herbivore carnivore omnivore food chain food web adaptation ecosystem habitat wild tame predator prey population producer flow of energy consumer (primary and secondary) decomposer community
  20. energy
    forceful exertion
    ecology herbivore carnivore omnivore food chain food web adaptation ecosystem habitat wild tame predator prey population producer flow of energy consumer (primary and secondary) decomposer community
  21. food
    any substance that can be metabolized by an animal
    ecology herbivore carnivore omnivore food chain food web adaptation ecosystem habitat wild tame predator prey population producer flow of energy consumer (primary and secondary) decomposer community
  22. community
    a group of people living in a particular local area
    ecology herbivore carnivore omnivore food chain food web adaptation ecosystem habitat wild tame predator prey population producer flow of energy consumer (primary and secondary) decomposer community
  23. population
    the people who inhabit a territory or state
    ecology herbivore carnivore omnivore food chain food web adaptation ecosystem habitat wild tame predator prey population producer flow of energy consumer (primary and secondary) decomposer community
  24. wild
    wild, free, and not controlled or touched by humans
    ecology herbivore carnivore omnivore food chain food web adaptation ecosystem habitat wild tame predator prey population producer flow of energy consumer (primary and secondary) decomposer community
Created on Thu Sep 19 14:24:03 EDT 2013

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