STAAR Grade 8 Science: Organisms and Environments 2: Taxonomy and Food Webs

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  1. autotrophic
    able to synthesize its own food
  2. bacteria
    single-celled organisms that can cause disease
  3. carnivore
    a terrestrial or aquatic flesh-eating mammal
  4. consumer
    an organism that cannot make its own food supply
  5. decomposer
    an organism that breaks down dead animal and plant matter
  6. domain
    (biology) the taxonomic category above the kingdom
  7. herbivore
    any animal that feeds chiefly on grass and other plants
  8. heterotrophic
    nourished by organic compounds (such as plants or animals)
  9. invertebrate
    any animal lacking a backbone or notochord
  10. kingdom
    the taxonomic group above phylum and below domain
  11. mammal
    a warm-blooded vertebrate having the skin covered with hair
  12. nutrient
    any substance that can be metabolized to give energy
  13. omnivore
    an animal that feeds on both animal and vegetable substances
  14. organism
    a living thing that can act or function independently
  15. parasite
    an animal or plant that lives in or on a host
  16. photosynthesis
    formation of compounds in plants aided by radiant energy
  17. predator
    any animal that lives by preying on other animals
  18. prey
    animal hunted or caught for food
  19. producer
    organism capable of synthesizing its own food
  20. species
    taxonomic group whose members can interbreed
  21. taxonomy
    a classification of organisms based on similarities
  22. vertebrate
    animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton
Created on Tue Jun 15 16:11:47 EDT 2021 (updated Tue Jul 20 11:12:29 EDT 2021)

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