food chains vocabulary 5.9a – observe the way organisms live and survive in their ecosystem by...
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Food ChainsVocabulary
5.9A – OBSERVE THE WAY ORGANISMS LIVE AND SURVIVE IN THEIR ECOSYSTEM BY INTERACTING WITH THE LIVING AND NONLIVING ELEMENTS
5.9B - DESCRIBE HOW THE FLOW OF ENERGY DERIVED FROM THE SUN, USED BY PRODUCERS TO CREATE THEIR OWN FOOD, IS TRANSFERRED THROUGH A FOOD CHAIN AND FOOD WEB TO CONSUMERS AND DECOMPOSERS
EcosystemAll living and nonliving things interacting in an environment.
LIVING: trees, grass, flowers, deer, wolf, bunny, snake, butterflies, mouse, hawk, bees
NONLIVING: rocks, water, air, dead tree branch
HabitatPlace where organism lives and finds everything it needs to survive
NicheRole of plant or animal plays in its habitat
How organism acts in environment Where it lives Interaction with other species What it eats/ what eats it Movement on a day-to-day basis
ProducerLiving things that can make its own food. (Plants)
ConsumerLiving thing that cannot make its own food and must eat other living things
Just plants Just animals Both plants and animals
HerbivoreOrganism that only feeds on grass and/or plants
Horse Cow Mouse Sheep
Zebra Koala Grasshopper Elephant Caterpillar
CarnivoreOrganism that only feeds on other animals (meat)
Wolf Lion Tiger Orca
Shark Dog Hawk Cat Octopus
OmnivoreOrganism that eats both plants and animals
Humans Tigers Rhino Tortoise
Bear Pig Alligator Cat Racoon
DecomposerA living thing that gets energy by breaking down dead organisms and animal waste into simpler substances. Flies Worms Snails Beetles
Bacteria fungi
MushroomsMossMold
PopulationAll organisms of same kind that live together in an ecosystem