Terms
A living thing that makes its own food through sunlight.
Producer
A frog is an example of a _______ factor in an ecosystem.
Biotic
An organisms job in the ecosystem.
Niche
A living thing that consumes other living things to get energy.
Consumer
Wind is an example of the ________ factors in an environment.
Things that break down dead plants and animals.
Decomposers
The second level of the energy pyramid.
An ________________ is any single living thing.
Organism
A place that an animal lives and gets food.
Habitat
The branch of science that studies how living things interact with their environment.
Ecology
A _________ only eats other animals.
Carnivore
An animal that eats both plants and animals
Omnivore
How many levels are there on an energy pyramid?
4
Something that stops a population from getting too big.
Limiting Factor
A relationship between organisms where one is harmed.
Parasitism