producer
Organisms that make their own food is a _________________.
predator
An animal that hunts other animals for food is a ___________________.
decomposer
An organism that breaks down dead plant and animal material is a ________________________.
habitat
The home of a living thing is a _______________.
consumer
An organism that eats producers or other consumers is called ________________.
omnivore
An animal that eats both plants and animals is an _______________________.
community
All the living things in an ecosystem is call a __________________.
carnivore
An animal that eats only other animals is a ______________________..
ecosystem
All the living and nonliving things in an environment and all their interactions is an ________________________.
scavenger
An animal that gets its food by eating dead organisms is a __________________.
herbivore
An animal that eats only plants is call a __________________.
prey
The animal that predators eat.
population
All the members of a single type of organism in an ecosystem is a ________________.
food chain
A series of organisms that depend on one another for food is a _________________.
food web
Several food chains that are connected is a ___________________.
Biotic factors are
Is any living part of an environment.
Abiotic factors are
is any nonliving part of an environment.
Photosynthesis.
The process in which autotrophs capture light energy and use it to convert carbon dioxide and water into oxygen and sugars is called ___________________.
Chemosynthesis.
The process in which autotrophs use chemical energy to produce carbohydrates is called___________________.
Autotroph
An organism that uses energy from the sun or chemicals and converts it into forms that living cells can use; also known as an organism that produces its own food
Heterotroph
A consumers that ingests other organisms for energy
Biome
A group of ecosystems that share similar climates and types of organisms
Community
A group of different populations that live together in a defined area.
Ecology
The scientific study of the interactions between organisms and between organisms and their surroundings
Population
A group of individuals that belong to the same species and live in the
same area