biome
A group of ecosystems with similar climates and organisms
biotic
living
abiotic
nonliving
habitat
The place where an organism lives
limiting factors
Factors that limit how many organisms can live in an environment
predator
An animal that hunts other animals for food
prey
an animal that is eaten by a predator
producer
organisms that make their own food using energy from the sun and raw materials from the environment
consumer
Any organism that gets its food by eating other organisms
Decomposer
Animal that feeds on and breaks down the dead remains of other organisms
scavenger
A carnivore that feeds on the bodies of dead organisms
food chain
A series of steps in an ecosystem in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten
food web
A system of several overlapping food chains
trait
A characteristic that an organism can pass on to its offspring through its genes.
factor
something that contributes to a result