B16 Chap.5 lesson 2 Flashcards

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food chain

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a series of organism each dependent on the next for a source of food

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food web

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a system of interlocking food chains

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3
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herbivore

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an animal that feeds on plants

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carnivore

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an animal that feeds on other animals

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5
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predator

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an animal that naturally preys on others

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prey

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an animal that is hunted by others for food

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scavenger

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an animal that feeds of another animal’s remains

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omnivore

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An animal that eats both plants and animals

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symbiosis

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a relationship two organism that interact over time

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mutualism

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a relationship between two kinds of organisms that benefit both

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parasitism

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a relationship in which one organism lives on or in another organism

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commensilism

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a relationship between two kinds of organisms in which one benefits and one is not effected

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