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Ecosystem
group of organisms, living and nonliving components in an environment
Food Chain
shows how matter and energy flow from one organism to another. What eats what.
Primary consumer
feeds on producers
Abiotic
nonliving parts of an ecosystem Examples: water, air, soil, sunlight, temperature, rocks
Food web
set of interconnected food chains.
Biotic
living parts of an ecosystem
Trophic level
all organisms on the same level on a food pyramid/food chain.
Producers
organisms use energy from nonliving things to energy living things can use.
Example: plants
Herbivore
eats plants
Decomposers
organisms that break down other organisms for the soil.
Examples: worms, mushrooms
Carnivore
eats animals