Mrs. Moren's Fantastic 5th Grade

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Living Things and Environments Chapter 1 Science Vocabulary  (December 14-22)

producers- organisms that use the Sun for food because they carry on 
photosynthesis   
examples:  trees, shrubs, vines, mosses

consumers- organisms that obtain energy by eating other organisms
examples:  owls and squirrels

decomposer- another kind of consumer that feeds on the wastes of living 
organisms and on dead, decaying organisms
examples:  fungi, bacteria, and worms

herbivore- a consumer that eats plants  
example: deer

carnivore- a consumer that eats meat   
example:  owl

omnivore- a consumer that eats both plants and animals   
example: most humans, woodpeckers

predator~prey- a relationship between a predator (hunter) and its prey 
(organism that is hunted and eaten) 
example:  lynx-hare

symbiosis- a long-term close relationship between two different species
We studied 3 kinds of symbiosis (see below)

parasitism- a symbiotic relationship in which one organism lives off of, 
feeds upon, and harms another organism(parasite & host)   
example:  flea and dog

commensalism- a symbiotic relationship in which one species benefits while 
the other species seems to be unaffected
example:  crab spider and flower

mutualism- a symbiotic relationship in which both species that take part 
benefit
example:  flowers and bees

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Mrs. Moren's Fantastic 5th Grade

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