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The path of energy and nutrients from one organism to another in an ecosystem

Food Chain

100

an animal that eats other animals 

carnivore

100

a model that shows the amount of energy that flows through a food web

energy pyramid 

100

an organism growing well and strong in its environment

thrive 

200

An organism that uses the sun's energy to make food

Producer

200

an animal that eats both plants and animals

omnivore

200

all the living and nonliving things in an area and how they interact with one another

ecosystem

200

the space and all the living and nonliving things around an organism

environment


300

Organism that gets energy from eating other organisms

consumer

300

the overlapping and interconnected food chains in an ecosystem

food web

300

the role or job that an organism has or does in an ecosystem ex. plant provides oxygen and food

niche 

300

all the different populations that live together in an ecosystem Ex. all the organisms that live in Lake Lincoln. 

Community 

400

an organism that breaks down dead plants and animals into simpler materials that enrich the soil

decomposer

400

the struggle between organisms for the same resource in an ecosystem

competition

400

The transfer of energy from one object or material to another or one form to another

energy transfer

500

an animal that eats only plants

herbivore

500

a non native plant or animal species that has been introduced into a new environment

Invasive/exotic species 

500

a group of individuals that belong to the same species and live in the same area Ex. all the catfish in the MS river 

population 

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