Topic: ……………………………………………….................................. Name: …………………………..
Important Terms:
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Ecosystem – refers to all the …………………and ………………….. parts of a specific area.
Egs ………………………….…………………….………………………
 Habitat
– the specific place where an organism …………… in the ecosystem.
 Species – group of organisms that closely resemble each other and are capable of ……………………….… to produce ……………….. offspring.
 Population – all individuals of one ………………. living together.
 Community – all the different ………………………. of organisms living together.
Food Chain
 Shows the ……………………………….. that exist between organisms. It represents the flow of
……………….. from the first source, the sun, through a series of organisms as they feed. It is shown as a
……………………………. with the arrow pointing towards the one doing the ……………………..
Other Terms:
 ……………………….… – organism that makes its own food
 …………………………………… – organism that eats plants or other animals
 …………………………………… – organism that eats the producer
 ………………………………..…. – organism that eats the primary consumer
 …………………………………... – organism that eats the secondary consumer
Other classifications of consumers:
 ………………………….. - an animal which eats food from a plant source only.
Egs……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
 ………………………….. – an animal which eats other animals as their main food source.
Egs. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
 ………………………….. – an animal which eats both plant and animal material.
Egs. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Food Web - shows many different …………………………… and how they link together.
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