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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