science grade 5

2. an animal that consumes at the very top of the food chain, after the primary consumer
4. an organism that mostly eats meat, or the flesh of animals
7. modification of an organism or its parts that makes it more fit for existence under the conditions of its environment
10. a region with a specific ecosystem that is found in various parts of the ocean
11. a mountain has several biomes of life. At the very bottom, foothills often have lush deciduous forests
12. an organism that feeds on primary producers.
19. the use of any combination of materials, coloration, or illumination for concealment, either by making animals or objects hard to see, or by disguising them as something else
20. a geographic area where plants, animals, and other organisms, as well as weather and landscape, work together to form a bubble of life.
21. a body of water formed mainly from inland waters and contain very low level of salinity
23. organism that breaks down dead organic material
25. a complex network of interconnecting and overlapping food chains showing feeding relationships within a community.
26. areas that have certain plants, animals, and climate) that have no more than 20 inches of precipitation (water from the sky) per year, and can be hot or cold
27. the interconnectedness of different species to one another and their environment as a whole
28. an animal that hunts, kills, and eats other animals

1. They control the population of primary consumers by eating them for energy.
3. They are found in warm places, and are full of many tall trees and leafy plants
5. an animal that obtains its nutrition by eating primary consumers and secondary consumers.
6. an animal hunted or killed by another animal for food
8. a pigment that gives plants their green color
9. the process by which green plants and certain other organisms transform light energy into chemical energy.
13. a linear network of links in a food web starting from producer organisms and ending at an apex predator species, detritivores, or decomposer species
14. organism on the food chain that depends on autotrophs (producers) or other consumers for food, nutrition, and energy.
15. any kind of green plant
16. an organism that consumes mostly decaying biomass
17. an organism that feeds mostly on plants
18. places where the trees are spaced apart with heath and grassland in between
22. a place where an organism makes its home
24. an organism that eats plants and animals