Vocabulary
This is an organism who eats other organisms for food.
Consumer
This is a representation of the flow of energy from the sun through producers to consumers and decomposers in an ecosystem.
Food Chain
A single, self contained living thing is an --
Organism
This term means there are an excessive amount of organisms in an area.
Overpopulation
An image can be seen in a shiny surface when light is--
Reflected
This is an organism who gets its energy by feeding on dead materials and waste.
Decomposer
This is a representation of overlapping food chains in an ecosystem. Contains multiple pathways.
Food Web
If something is characterized by having a metabolism and the ability to maintain life processes we can say it is --
Living
The introduction of harmful substances or products into an environment.
Pollution
This is when animals move from one place to another in search of food, water or different temperatures.
Migration
This is an organism that makes its own food.
Producer
It's a sphere. Provides energy to food webs, is composed of gases and influences Earth's climate.
Sun
Part of the ecosystem that includes sunlight, air, water, rocks and soil.
Nonliving
What is the term for animals like cattle and sheep who eat plants and can lead to a decrease in plant populations if they are overpopulated?
Grazers
This term refers to the average conditions in a place over a long period of time.
Climate
This is the place where an organism lives.
Habitat
A mushroom is an example of this, they break down dead organisms
Decomposer
Many animals in an ecosystem would depend on other animals for
Energy
If a highway is built in an ecosystem, what would happen to the plants in the area?
They would decrease
Day and Night
This is the process by which producers used sunlight to create their own food.
Photosynthesis
In a food web diagram, what do the arrows represent?
The flow of energy
A bird would have talons (Sharp claws on their feet), so it can --
Catch the animals they would eat
If humans over-hunted a population of insect eating birds, what would happen to the insects in the area?
They would increase
This is the ability of a solid to dissolve in liquid.
Solubility