ScienceVocabulary

ReviewPart 1

Choose the bestanswer for each

science definition.

The process ofstaying alive,

outliving others.

ecosystem endangered

survival photosynthesis

1

An arrangement of theorganisms in an ecological

community according to theorder of ‘what eats what?’

food chain herbivore

omnivore scavenger

2

An organism (like bacteria,worms, and fungi) that feed

upon and breakdowndead organisms.

herbivore decomposer

food web predator

3

An animal taken by a predator asfood. (For example: The hawk ate

the rabbit. The rabbit was its prey.)

prey decomposer

carnivore scavenger

4

All of the organisms thatmake up a specific group oroccur in a specified habitat.

habitat population

extinct predator

5

An animal that eats plantslike a rabbit, deer

or squirrels.

herbivore insectivore

carnivore omnivore

6

An organism (like flies and wasps) that feeds onrefuse and other decaying

organic matter.

food web omnivore

scavenger food web

7

An animal that lives bycapturing prey as a

means of staying alive. It hunts for its food.

prey producer

food chain predator

8

A system formed by theinteraction of a community

of organisms with theirphysical environment.

extinct endangered

photosynthesis ecosystem

9

To give signs as awarning of harm to.

habitat carnivore

extinct threatened

10

An organism or animal thatingests other organisms

or organic matter in a food chain.

food chain consumer

food web producer

11

An organism(like a bear or human)

that eats plantsand animals.

herbivore omnivore

carnivore extinct

12

A meat eating animalalso known as a

predator.

omnivore habitat

carnivore herbivore

13

Threatened withextinction.

habitat endangered

carnivore extinct

14

The type of environmentwhere a plant, organismor animal normally lives.

population food web

habitat food chain

15

An organism that is able to make itsown food (such as a green plant)

and is a food source for other organisms.

producer food web

omnivore predator

16

Interacting food chains in anecological community. It shows howmore than one animal feeds upon a

producer and how energy ispassed through organisms.

carnivore food web

food chain producer

17

No longer existing.

habitat extinct

herbivore scavenger

18

The chemical process by whichplants make their own food. Plantsuse light to convert carbon dioxide

and water into carbohydrates.Oxygen is released during this process.

survival ecosystem

carnivore photosynthesis

19

The area within ahabitat occupied by

an organism.

niche herbivore

food chain producer

20

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