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Earth's core, mantle, and crust all the material above and below the surface of Earth that forms the planet's mass.
Geosphere
a diverse group of organisms that interact in a common location
Community
a group of chemicals that contain no carbon. Examples include ammonia, hydrogen sulfide, all metals, and most elements
Inorganic
Organism that eat mostly green plants or algae
Herbivores
Sequence of organisms in which each organism is a source of nutrients or energy for the next level of organisms
Food Chain
Envelope of gasses surrounding Earth.
Atmosphere
Group of interbreeding individuals of the same species,usually living together in a group
Population
An organic compound; or any substance containing carbon-based compounds, especially produced by or derived from living organisms.
Organic
Consumer that feeds on both primary and secondary consumers
Tertiary Consumer
Consumer organism that feed on detritus freshly dead organisms
Detrivore
All of the gaseous, liquid, and solid water on or near Earth's surface
Hydrosphere
an individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form.
Organism
Organisms such as a plant that makes food it needs from compounds in soil,carbon dioxide, air, and water by using sunlight
Producer
Animals that feed on primary consumers.
Secondary Consumer
Consumers that get their nutrients by breaking down nonliving organic matter such as leaf litter, fallen animals and dead animals
Decomposer
Zone of the earth where life is found. It consists of parts of the atmosphere
Biosphere
a nonliving part of an ecosystem that shapes its environment.
Abiotic
Geographical area composed of different ecosystems and characterized by a distinct climate and certain species that are able to survive there.
Biome
Organism that eats mostly green plants or algae.
Primary Consumer
Animals that can use both plants and other animals as food sources.
Omnivore
Biological science that studies how living things interact with the living and nonliving parts of their environment
Ecology
Consisting of living organisms. An ecosystem is made up of a biotic community
Biotic
One or more communities of different species interacting with one another and with the chemical and physical factors of their own nonliving environment
Ecosystem
Organism that cannot produce its own food and get it organic nutrients by feeding on the tissues of producers or other customers
Consumer
Animal that feeds mostly on other animals
Carnivore