Life Science4 Flashcards
Decomposer
Animals or plants that break down dead matter to return nutrients to the soil
Predator
An animal that hunts other animals for food
Prey
An animal that is hunted or caught for food
Food chain
It shows how energy is passed from one living thing to another
Food web
It shows how plants and animals depend on each other in order to survive
Photosynthesis
The process of how plants make their own food they need sunlight water and carbon dioxide
Biomes
Communities of many different plants and animals that live in a specific region
Carnivore
Meat eaters or animals that eat other animals
Herbivore
An animal that eat plants only
Omnivore
An animal that eats meat and plants
Consumer
Animals are consumers because they need to consume or eat plants and animals to get their energy
Producer
Plants are producers because they use sunlight to produce or make their own food
Ecosystem
A group of things that work and live together in an environment
Organism
A living thing that carries out 5 basic life functions on its on such as getting energy from food, grow and develop, get rid of waiste, respond to environment reproduce.
Environment
The natural surroundings of an area
