All the living (biotic) and nonliving (abiotic) things that interact together in a particular environment.

The living parts of an ecosystem, such as plants, animals, fungi, and bacteria.

The nonliving parts of an ecosystem, such as water, soil, rocks, air, and light.

A single kind of organism; an individual of that kind (for example, one oak tree or one gray wolf).

All the members of one species living in the same area at the same time.

All the different populations (many species) that live and interact in the same environment.

An organism (usually a plant) that uses sunlight to make its own food through photosynthesis and begins food chains.

An organism that gets energy by eating other organisms because it cannot make its own food.

An organism (such as bacteria or fungi) that breaks down dead plants and animals, returning nutrients to the soil.

A linked group of many food chains in an ecosystem that shows how energy moves between multiple producers and consumers.

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Ecosystems

A set of cards to practice the vocabulary for ecosystems

Term	Definition
Ecosystem	All the living (biotic) and nonliving (abiotic) things that interact together in a particular environment.
Biotic factors	The living parts of an ecosystem, such as plants, animals, fungi, and bacteria.
Abiotic factors	The nonliving parts of an ecosystem, such as water, soil, rocks, air, and light.
Species	A single kind of organism; an individual of that kind (for example, one oak tree or one gray wolf).
Population	All the members of one species living in the same area at the same time.
Community	All the different populations (many species) that live and interact in the same environment.
Producer	An organism (usually a plant) that uses sunlight to make its own food through photosynthesis and begins food chains.
Consumer	An organism that gets energy by eating other organisms because it cannot make its own food.
Decomposer	An organism (such as bacteria or fungi) that breaks down dead plants and animals, returning nutrients to the soil.
Food web	A linked group of many food chains in an ecosystem that shows how energy moves between multiple producers and consumers.

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