consumers that eat only other consumers (flesh-eaters)

the process of breaking down food to yield energy

the community that eventually forms if the land is left undisturbed

gets energy by eating other organisms

consumers that get their food by breaking down dead organisms, causing them to rot.

sequence in which energy is transferred from one organism to the next as each organism eats another.

an illustration of what organisms eat in an ecosystem

consumers that eat only producers (plant-eaters)

nitrogen-fixing bacteria

the only organisms that can use nitrogen gas directly from the atmosphere are a few species of bacteria

eats both the producers and consumers (plants and animals)

the first organisms to colonize any newly available area and start the process of succession.

When the clouds meet cold air, the water returns to the earth again in the form of precipitation, rain, sleet or snow.

succession that occurs on surfaces where not ecosystem existed before

an organism that makes its own food

occurs on a surface where an ecosystem has previously existed, such as in the burned aras around Mount St. Halens

is a regular pattern of changes over time in the types of species in a community.

each step in the transfer of energy through an ecosystem

water moves between the Earth's surface and the atmosphere in a process called the water cycle.

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Enviormental Science

Vocab. Chapter #3

Term	Definition
carnivore	consumers that eat only other consumers (flesh-eaters)
cellular respiration	the process of breaking down food to yield energy
climax community	the community that eventually forms if the land is left undisturbed
consumer	gets energy by eating other organisms
decomposer	consumers that get their food by breaking down dead organisms, causing them to rot.
food chain	sequence in which energy is transferred from one organism to the next as each organism eats another.
food web	an illustration of what organisms eat in an ecosystem
herbivore	consumers that eat only producers (plant-eaters)
nitrogen-fixing bacteria	the only organisms that can use nitrogen gas directly from the atmosphere are a few species of bacteria
omnivore	eats both the producers and consumers (plants and animals)
pioneers	the first organisms to colonize any newly available area and start the process of succession.
precipitation	When the clouds meet cold air, the water returns to the earth again in the form of precipitation, rain, sleet or snow.
primary succession	succession that occurs on surfaces where not ecosystem existed before
producer	an organism that makes its own food
secondary succession	occurs on a surface where an ecosystem has previously existed, such as in the burned aras around Mount St. Halens
succession	is a regular pattern of changes over time in the types of species in a community.
trophic level	each step in the transfer of energy through an ecosystem
water cycle	water moves between the Earth's surface and the atmosphere in a process called the water cycle.

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