Representation of energy flow
energy pyramid
an organism that gains energy from deceased organisms
Decomposer
Animal that gets it's energy from autotrophs
heterotroph
Complex combination of food chain
food web
The maximum quantity of organisms in an area
carry capacity
Organisms that make their own food
autotroph
An organism that only gains energy from other animals
carnivore
Form of biology
ecology
Organism that eats meat and plants
Omnivore
The variety of species in an ecosystem
Biodiversity
The area on earth were organisms live
biosphere
An object or organism the limits the growth of a population
limiting factor
An organism that is hunted by a predator
prey
An organism that only gains energy from plants
herbivore
A simple diagram that represents the consumption of organisms in an ecosystem
food chain
Amount of organisms in one species
population
Organic matter that derives from living or recently living organisms
biomass
An organism that hunts another organism
predator
All the organisms in a habitat working together
community