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ecosystem
vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abiotic | Non-living; examples of abiotic factors include soil, water, temperature, rocks, etc. |
| Adaptations | Characteristics that help an organism survive in a particular ecosystem (ex. thorns, camouflage) |
| Bacteria | single celled organisms; decomposers |
| Biome | A large area where plants and animals live |
| Carnivores | animals that eat only other animals |
| Consumers | animals, must eat other organisms to survive |
| Decomposers | organisms that break down dead and dying materials into useful material (examples include bacteria, fungi, and earthworms) |
| Ecosystem | everything living and non-living in an area |
| Food Chain | shows a linear progression of “who eats whom,” the flow of nutrients and energy through an ecosystem; arrows point from what is eaten to the eater (ex. carrot -> bunny) |
| Herbivores | similar to a food chain, but more complex; branches show all of the nutritional relationships for an entire ecosystem; can demonstrate the balance of an ecosystem |