Ecosystems
A living organism in an environment
When a liquid changes into a gas
Evaporation
Preditor
Animal that hunts, eats, and kills other animals
A nonliving component in an environment
Abiotic factor
Clouds releasing rain/snow
Percipitation
Animals that are hunted
Prey
A condition that decreases the population of any organism
Limiting factor
Plant vapor release
Transperation
An organism that can not make its own energy
Consumer
The number of all of one organism in an area
Population
Water flowing on the surface
Runnoff
Organisms that break down dead materials
Decomposers
A struggle between organisms for a limited source
competition
Water absorbing into the soil
Infiltration
The transfer of energy
Energy flow