All systems go
niche
organisms that break down wastes and dead things
decomposers
animals that a predator hunts
prey
this kind of organism eats both plants and animals
omnivore
each living member of an ecosystem
individual
these organisms depend on producers for food
consumers
God-given basic knowledge and skills that an animal needs for survival
instincts
provides energy for all living things
the sun
same species of organisms that live in an ecosystem
population
these organisms get energy directly from the sun and change that energy into something other organisms can use
producers
several food chains linked together
food web
a special partnership where two species interact with each other over a long period of time
symbiosis
habitat
special characteristics or skills that help living things survive in their envrionment
adaptations
a consumer that only eats other consumers
carnivore
an animal that hunts and eats other animals
predator
all the different species that live in an ecosystem
community
shows how energy moves through one food chain in an ecosystem
energy pyramid
keeps the ecosystems clean by eating what has already died
scavenger
transfer of energy and nutrients through a community
food chain