types of animals
an animal that eats meat
carnivore
Non-living part of an ecosystem
abiotic
Tough Species: first species to colonize a new site.
pioneer species
consumer that eats primary and secondary consumers
3rd level consumers/tertiary consumers
an animal that eats BOTH meat and plants
omnivore
living parts of an ecosystem
biotic
A LARGE AREA characterized by its plant and animal population, climate and soil type.
BIOME
level of consumer that only eats plants
primary consumer
an organism that breaks down dead things
decomposer
A community of living things: both biotic and abiotic factors.
ecosystem
first colonization of a barren habitat
primary succession
Level of consumers that eat primary consumers
secondary consumers
an organism that must eat things to get energy
Heterotroph
a system of interconnected food chains
food web
final stage of succession
climax community
An animal that eats only plants
herbivore
An organism that can produce its own food- usually through photosynthesis.
autotroph
transfer of energy in the form of food from organism to organism
recolonizing a disaster site
secondary succession
Largest group of animals that are able to bread and PRODUCE FERTILE OFFSPRING>
Species