STAAR Grade 5 Science: Organisms and Environments 1

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  1. carnivore
    a terrestrial or aquatic flesh-eating mammal
  2. community
    group of interdependent organisms living in the same region
  3. consumer
    an organism that cannot make its own food supply
  4. decomposer
    an organism that breaks down dead animal and plant matter
  5. ecosystem
    organisms interacting with their physical environment
  6. environment
    the physical world including plants and animals
  7. habitat
    the type of environment in which an organism normally lives
  8. herbivore
    any animal that feeds chiefly on grass and other plants
  9. nutrient
    any substance that can be metabolized to give energy
  10. omnivore
    an animal that feeds on both animal and vegetable substances
  11. organism
    a living thing that can act or function independently
  12. predator
    any animal that lives by preying on other animals
  13. prey
    animal hunted or caught for food
  14. producer
    organism capable of synthesizing its own food
  15. scavenger
    any animal that feeds on refuse and other decaying matter
Created on Mon Jun 21 15:59:40 EDT 2021 (updated Mon Jun 21 16:31:10 EDT 2021)

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