Producers & Autotrophs
Organisms that make their own food instead of eating others!
Autotrophs!
Organisms that must eat other organisms for energy.
Heterotrophs!
The first level consumers that eat producers.
Primary Consumer!
Water falling from clouds as rain, snow, or hail.
Precipitation!
A community of organisms interacting with their environment is called this.
Ecosystem!
Organisms that make their own food using sunlight.
Photosynthetic!
Animals that eat only plants.
Herbivore!
The level in a food chain that eats primary consumers.
Secondary Consumer!
Water changing from liquid to gas due to heat.
Evaporation!
The ability to do work that flows through food chains in an ecosystem.
Energy!
Tiny photosynthetic organisms that float in oceans and lakes.
Phytoplankton!
Animals that eat other animals.
Carnivore!
A diagram that shows how energy decreases as it moves up a food chain.
Energy Pyramid!
Water vapor cooling and forming clouds.
Condensation!
Living things in an ecosystem such as plants, animals, and bacteria are called this.
Biotic!
Organisms that make food using chemicals instead of sunlight.
Chemosynthetic!
Animals that eat both plants and animals.
Omnivore!
A predator that eats secondary consumers.
Tertiary Comsumer!
Water released from plant leaves into the atmosphere.
Transpiration!
The total mass of living organisms in a given area.
Biomass!
Producers that use sunlight to create food from carbon dioxide and water.
Photoautotroph!
Organisms that feed on dead organic material and waste.
Detrivore!
The different feeding positions in a food chain are called this.
Trophic Levels!
The combined process of evaporation and plant transpiration.
Evapotranspiration!
These are the nonliving parts of an environment like water, sunlight, and temperature.
Abiotic!