environment
community of organisms interacting together
What is an ecosystem.
any living thing
What is an organism?
a consumer that eats only plants
What is a herbivore?
land based ecosystems
What is terrestrial?
animals that hunt other animals for food
What is a predator?
Natural home or environment of an organism
What is a habitat?
organism that makes its own food
What is a producer?
a consumer that eats only other animals
What is a carnivore?
water-based ecosystems
What is aquatic?
animals that are hunted for food
What is prey?
Areas of the world with similar climate, animals, and plants
What is a biome?
organism that eats other organisms for energy
What is a consumer?
a consumer that eats plants or other animals
What is an omnivore?
where saltwater and freshwater mix
What is estuary?
something that makes land, water, or air not safe to use
What is pollutant?
Nonliving factors in an ecosystem
What is abiotic?
organism that breaks down dead organisms into nutrients
What is a decomposer?
chemical process plants use to make food
What is photosynthesis?
a group of the same organisms living in one area
What is population?
the path of energy from one organism to another
What is food chain?
Living things in an ecosystem
What is biotic?
an organism's role in the ecosystem
What is a niche?
Interactions of different food chains in an ecosystem
What is a food web?