Vocabulary | Parasite and Host | Carnivore, Herbivore, and Omnivore | Predator and Prey | Producer, Consumer, and Decomposer |
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Predator
What is an animal that naturally preys on others called?
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Parasites
What are tapeworms, barnacles, and fleas called?
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Carnivore
What is an animal that feeds on flesh called?
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Predator
A snapping turtle in a pond eats a small perch.
Is the snapping turtle the predator or the prey? |
Producer
What is an autotrophic organism called?
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Prey
What is an animal that is hunted and killed by another for food called?
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Ectoparasites
What are ticks, flees, leeches, and lice classified as?
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Herbivore
What is an animal that feeds on plants called?
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Prey
A blue whale swallows krill. Is the krill the prey or the predator?
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Decomposer
What is an organism the breaks down or decays dead organic material?
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Parasite
What is an organism that lives in or on another organism (its host) and benefits by deriving nutrients at the host's expense called?
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The Host
A flea drinks the coyote's blood and benefits from it; however, the coyote becomes harmed with discomfort and possible disease. Is the coyote the host or the parasite?
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Carnivore
What is a Tyrannosaurus Rex?
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Prey
A penguin is captured and eaten by a leopard seal. Is the penguin the prey or the predator?
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Producer
What is grass?
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Omnivore
What is an animal or person that eats food of both plant and animal origin called?
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Endoparasites
What are parasites which may be either intercellular (inhabiting spaces in the host’s body) or intracellular (inhabiting cells in the host’s body) called?
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Herbivore
What is a Giraffe?
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Predator
A robin pulls an earthworm from the lawn and eats it. Is the robin the prey or the predator?
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Decomposer
What is fungus?
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Consumer
What are organisms of an ecological food chain that receive energy by consuming other organisms called?
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Dog roundworm
What is a Toxocara canis?
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Omnivore
What are Humans?
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Prey
A gray wolf hunts and eats a rabbit. Is the rabbit a prey or predator?
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Consumer
What are humans?
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