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5.9A Ecosystems 1
5.9A Ecosystems Interactions week 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| organism | a living thing |
| ecosystem | A community of both living and nonliving things in their natural environment. |
| living element | A part of an ecosystem like a plant or an animal that requires energy to survive and has a basic need to survive |
| non-living element | A part of an ecosystem that is not living such as sunlight or air(includes oxygen and carbon dioxide), water, rocks, and soil. |
| producer | An organism that uses sunlight to produce its own food for energy |
| consumer | An organism that gets its energy by eating other organisms |
| interaction | Behavior in, near, or with something |
| survive | To continue to live in spite of danger. |
| vegetation | Plant life in an ecosystem |
| impact | Direct Change or effect |
| ecosystem | A community of both living and nonliving things in their natural environment. |