Science Flashcards For SOL 4.5a

The natural world where the living and non-living parts work together to preserve nature is an ___________________.

Ecosystem

The living part of an ecosystem is _______________________.

A community

Only one type of organism living within a community is a _______________________.

Population

An organism’s home is _______________.

A habitat

An organism that captures light energy from the sun and transforms into food is a _____________.

Producer

Organisms that eat producers or other consumers are called ___________________.

Consumers

Organisms that break down living or dead matter into simple chemicals are called _______________.

Decomposers

The steps in which organisms get the food needed to survive is ____________________.

A food chain

What is part of every food chain?

The sun

Organisms that eat only animals are called_________________.

Carnivores

Organisms that eat only plants are called _______________.

Herbivores

Organisms that eat both plants and animals are called __________________.

Omnivores

A pattern of combined food chains is a _______________________.

Food web

Draw and label a food chain that has at least 4 links.