Vocabulary 1
The process plants use to process food
photosynthesis
two or more food chains that are mixed together or overlab
food web
an organism that eats other living things to get energy
consumer
the path of energy in an ecosystem
food chain
loose material that covers the earth surface
soil
Any organism that makes it own food
producer
an animal that hunts another animal for food
predator
gas produced as a result of respiration (breathing)
Carbon Dioxide
an animal that is hunted by another animal
prey
all living and nonliving things that exist and interact in one place
ecosystem
an animal that feeds in the remains of dead animals
scavenger
largest ecosystem
biome
a living part of an ecosystem
biotic
the opposite of natural light
artificial light
non living part of an ecosystem
abiotic
glucose and oxygen
producers
elements within an ecosystem depend on each other to survive
interdependency
sun, water, and carbon dioxide
reactants
green pigment in chloroplasts that traps radiant energy
chlorophyll
an organism that breaks down the remains of dead organisms
Decompser
removal of trees and the forests to make cities, farms, etc...
deforestation
everything that surrounds and affects a living thing
environment
all organisms that live in the same ecosystem and interact with each other
community
organisms of the same species that live in an ecosystem
population
process of preserving or protecting a natural resource
conservation