Ecosystems
In a ecosystem, non-living things are called
abiotic
In a food chain an organism that make its own are called
producers
an organism that gets energy by eating other organisms. There are four types of consumers:
herbivores, carnivores, omnivores and decomposers
Consumers
a living thing
organism
the part of the plant that takes in water and anchors the plant
root
In a ecosystem, living things are called
biotic
In a food chain, an organism that eats producers are called
primary consumer
a consumer that eats other animals
carnivore
alive; something that needs nutrients, water, air, and space to grow and change
living thing
the part of the plant that carries water from the roots to the leaves
stem
Ecosystem that are on land are called
Terrestrial
In a food chain an organism that eats primary consumers (meat/eat other animals) are called
secondary consumers
a consumer that eats only plants or plant parts
herbivore
not alive; does not need food, water, air or space; does not grow and change
non living
the part of the plant where most of the photosynthesis occurs
leaf
Ecosystems that are on water is called
Aquatic
the transfer of food energy from one organism to another in an ecosystem
food chain
a consumer that eats both plants and animals
omnivore
an organism that is hunted, caught, and eaten by another organism
prey
the process of using the energy in sunlight to make food from water and carbon dioxide
photosynthesis
Name three types of terrestrial ecosystems
grassland, rain forest, tundra, desert
overlapping food chains with different pathways for the transfer of food energy in an ecosystem
food web
an organism that gets energy by feeding on dead materials and wastes
decomposers
an animal that hunts, catches, and eats other animals
predator
The ____ is major energy source for all living things
sun