A plant or other organism that makes its own food

A consumer that eats both plants and animals

A group of living things found in an ecosystem

is all the living and nonliving things in one area that interact with each other.

A combination of intersecting food chains in an ecosystem.

All members of the same type of organisms in an ecosystem make

An organism that breaks down the dead bodies and wastes of other living things

a consumer that eat only plants

An organism that obtains its food by eating other organisms

An animal that hunts and eats other animals

an animal that is caught and killed by another for food.

The process by which plants, algae, and some bacteria use energy from sunlight to make their own food. This process changes light energy into chemical energy.

A model that shows the amount of energy available at each feeding level in an ecosystem

A group of organisms that includes mushrooms and molds

The ability to make things move or change

A series of organisms in which each organism is food for the next one in the series

A non-native species that is introduced into an ecosystem and causes harm

A consumer that eats only meat.

interaction between two different organisms living in an ecosystem

an interaction between two different species where both benefit from the relationship.

an interaction between two different species where one benefits from the relationship & one is harmed.

an interaction between two different species where one benefits from the relationship & one is neither harmed nor helped.

an organism that eats primary consumers (herbivores) for energy

an organism that eats producers

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Ecosystems/Food Web

Ecosystems

Term	Definition
Producer	A plant or other organism that makes its own food
Omnivore	A consumer that eats both plants and animals
Community	A group of living things found in an ecosystem
Ecosystem	is all the living and nonliving things in one area that interact with each other.
Food Web	A combination of intersecting food chains in an ecosystem.
Population	All members of the same type of organisms in an ecosystem make
Decomposer	An organism that breaks down the dead bodies and wastes of other living things
Herbivore	a consumer that eat only plants
Consumer	An organism that obtains its food by eating other organisms
Predator	An animal that hunts and eats other animals
Prey	an animal that is caught and killed by another for food.
Photosynthesis	The process by which plants, algae, and some bacteria use energy from sunlight to make their own food. This process changes light energy into chemical energy.
Energy pyramid	A model that shows the amount of energy available at each feeding level in an ecosystem
Fungi	A group of organisms that includes mushrooms and molds
Energy	The ability to make things move or change
Food Chain	A series of organisms in which each organism is food for the next one in the series
Invasive Species	A non-native species that is introduced into an ecosystem and causes harm
Carnivore	A consumer that eats only meat.
symbiosis	interaction between two different organisms living in an ecosystem
mutualism	an interaction between two different species where both benefit from the relationship.
parasitism	an interaction between two different species where one benefits from the relationship & one is harmed.
commensalism	an interaction between two different species where one benefits from the relationship & one is neither harmed nor helped.
secondary consumer	an organism that eats primary consumers (herbivores) for energy
primary consumer	an organism that eats producers

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