An area that includes all the biotic and abiotic factors in a defined area.
What is an ecosystem?
A geographic area of the planet that can be classified according to the climate and species that live in it.
What is a biome?
Another name for living factors.
What is biotic factor?
Organisms that produce their own food for energy.
What are autotrophs?
The first organism that consumes a primary producer.
What is a primary consumer?
Another name for nonliving factors.
What is abiotic factors?
Organisms that must consume other organisms for food for energy.
What are heterotrophs?
An organism that is the third to consume other organisms for energy.
What is a tertiary consumer?
The foundation of any ecosystem. Hint: the answer is not the sun.
What is a primary producer?