VOCABULARY
PARTS OF AN ECOSYSTEM
MATTER FLOW
EnERGY FLOW
THINK ABOUT IT
100
AN ORGANISM THAT GETS IS ENERGY FROM EATING MEAT
What is A CARNIVORE
100
THE ROLE OR JOB AN ORGANISM HAS IN ITS HABITAT
What is A NICHE
100
THE MAIN SOURCE OF ENERGY IN ANY ECOSYSTEM
What is THE SUN
100
THIS SHOWS HOW FOOD CHAINS IN AN ECOSYSTEM ARE CONNECTED TO ONE ANOTHER
What is A FOOD WEB
100
A REASON THAT CERTAIN POPULATIONS DIE OUT IN AN ECOSYSTEM
What is OVERPOPULATION, NOT ENOUGH FOOD, PREDATION
200
AN ORGANISM THAT GETS ITS ENERGY FROM EATING PLANTS
What is AN HERBIVORE
200
ALL MEMBERS OF ONE SPECIES THAT LIVE WITHIN AN AREA OF AN ECOSYSTEM
What is A POPULATION
200
THE NUMBER OF DIRECTIONS A FOOD CHAIN CAN FLOW
What is 1 DIRECTION
200
THIS IS THE KIND IF TEMPERATURE IN WHICH DECAY OCCURS THE FASTEST
What is HOT
200
THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE TOP PREDATOR IN A FOOD CHAIN IS REMOVED FROM AN ECOSYSTEM
What is COMPETITION FOR A NEW TOP PREDATOR
300
AN ORGANISM THAT BREAKS DOWN DEAD PLANTS AND ANIMALS INTO NUTRIENTS FOR THE SOIL
What is A DECOMPOSER
300
THE DIFFERENT POPULATIONS THAT INTERACT WITH EACH OTHER IN THE SAME AREA
What is A COMMUNITY
300
THESE ORGANISMS PRODUCE THEIR OWN FOOD FROM ENERGY THEY RECEIVED FROM THE SUN
What ARE PRODUCERS
300
ONE FACTOR THAT SPEEDS UP THE DECAYING PROCESS
What ARE TEMPERATURE, MOISTURE, OXYGEN
300
THE STEPS OF THE WATER CYCLE
What is PRECIPITATION, CONDENSATION, EVAPORATION, RUNOFF
400
AN ORGANISM THAT GETS ENERGY BY EATING BOTH PLANTS AND ANIMALS
What is AN OMNIVORE
400
A SPECIFIC BODY PART THAT HELPS AN ORGANISM SURVIVE IN ITS HABITAT
What is AN ADAPTATION
400
THESE ORGANISMS MUST CONSUME ENERGY FROM OTHER ORGANISMS
What ARE CONSUMERS
400
A GAS THAT IS RELEASED BY HUMANS THAT PLANTS USE
What is CARBON DIOXIDE
400
DECOMPOSERS DIGEST THIS
What is ORGANIC WASTE
500
AN ENVIRONMENT THAT HAS LIVING AND NONLIVING THINGS THAT INTERACT
What is AN ECOSYSTEM
500
A GROUP OF DIFFERENT PARTS THAT WORK TOGETHER TO PERFORM A FUNCTION
What is A SYSTEM
500
THIS IS A GROUPING OF SEVERAL FOOD CHAINS
What is A FOOD WEB
500
THE RESULTS OF AN ECOSYSTEM THAT HAS NO DECOMPOSERS
What is TOO MANY DEAD ORGANISMS
500
THIS CYCLE IS INVOLVED WITH THE PRODUCTION OF ACID RAIN
What is NITROGEN CYCLE
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