an organism that can make its own food

an organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms

consumers that eat only animals

consumers that eats both plants and animals

a carnivore that feeds on the bodies of dead organisms

organisms that break down wastes and dead organisms and return the raw materials to the environment

a series of events in which one organism eats another and obtains energy

many overlapping food chains in an ecosystem

a diagram that shows the amount of energy that moves from one feeding level to another in a food web.

the continuous process by which water moves from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back

liquid water absorb energy and change to the gas state

carbon - oxygen cycle

the cycle of oxygen being released from plants, organisms taking in the oxygen, and releasing carbon dioxide which the plants use

the cycle where nitrogen in the air is fixed into a usable form for plants and organisms, and returned to the soil

changing free nitrogen gas into a usable form

bumps on the roots of legumes where bacteria can change free nitrogen into a usable form

the very slow motion of the continents

the movement of organisms from one place to another

species that have naturally evolved in an area

a species that is carried into a new location

the typical weather pattern over a long period of time

day to day conditions in an area

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Grade 6 Ch 2

Vocabulary words for Sections 1-2-3

Question	Answer
producer	an organism that can make its own food
consumer	an organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms
herbivore	consumers that eat only plants
carnivore	consumers that eat only animals
omnivore	consumers that eats both plants and animals
scavenger	a carnivore that feeds on the bodies of dead organisms
decomposers	organisms that break down wastes and dead organisms and return the raw materials to the environment
food chain	a series of events in which one organism eats another and obtains energy
food web	many overlapping food chains in an ecosystem
energy pyramid	a diagram that shows the amount of energy that moves from one feeding level to another in a food web.
water cycle	the continuous process by which water moves from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back
evaporation	liquid water absorb energy and change to the gas state
condensation	a gas changes to a liquid
precipitation	rain, snow, sleet, or hail
carbon - oxygen cycle	the cycle of oxygen being released from plants, organisms taking in the oxygen, and releasing carbon dioxide which the plants use
nitrogen cycle	the cycle where nitrogen in the air is fixed into a usable form for plants and organisms, and returned to the soil
nitrogen fixation	changing free nitrogen gas into a usable form
nodules	bumps on the roots of legumes where bacteria can change free nitrogen into a usable form
biogeography	the study where organisms live
continental drift	the very slow motion of the continents
dispersal	the movement of organisms from one place to another
native species	species that have naturally evolved in an area
exotic species	a species that is carried into a new location
climate	the typical weather pattern over a long period of time
weather	day to day conditions in an area

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