Vocabulary
A specific place in an ecosystem in which each organism lives
What is a habitat?
These organisms produce energy through the use of photosynthesis.
What are plants or producers?
I eat a mouse that eats grass. This makes me a _______ consumer.
What is a secondary?
Main Source of Energy for food chains.
What is the sun?
These organisms are herbivores, therefore they are called ______________ consumers.
What is primary?
I can make my own food. I am a _________.
What is a producer?
the number of organisms of a specific species living in the ecosystem.
What is a population?
These organisms are typically at the top of the food chain. They are called ____________ consumers.
What is tertiary?
Many overlapping food chains in an ecosystem
make up a(n)
What is a food web?
An organism that breaks down waste products and dead organisms for food. Bacteria and Fungi are examples of this.
What is a decomposer?
In a food chain or food web, this is known as the ______.
What is a producer?
The study of how living things interact with each
other and with their environment is called
What is ecology?
Non-living things found in an environment
What is biotic factor?
A series of events in which one organism eats another and obtains energy. Usually written on one line.
What is a food chain?
An animal that mostly consumes dead or decaying matter.
What is a saprotroph?
Living things found in the environment.
What is abiotic factor?