Vocabulary

3. An animal that only eats plants.
6. An animal that eats both plants and animals.
9. The careful use and protection of natural resources.
10. All the nonliving things in an environment (water, sunlight, soil, air).
11. A living thing, like fungi or bacteria, that breaks down dead plants and animals.
14. A body part or behavior that helps a living thing survive in its environment.
15. An animal that only eats other animals.

1. The job or purpose of a structure (what it does to help survival).
2. A living thing, like a plant, that makes its own food using sunlight.
4. All the living things in an environment (plants, animals, bacteria).
5. A living thing that eats plants or other animals for energy.
7. A part of a living thing (like a beak, claw, or root) that helps it survive.
8. A group of the same species living in the same area.
9. All the different populations living together in an area.
12. A group of living things that are similar and can have babies together.
13. The place where a living thing lives and gets what it needs (food, water, shelter, space).
16. All the living (biotic) and nonliving (abiotic) things in an area working together.