all the living and nonliving things in an environment and how they interact; it can be as large as an ocean or as small as a drop of water

the green substance found in plants that traps energy from the sun and gives plants their green color

a gas found in the air that is expelled (breathed out) by humans

a process by which plants change light energy from the sun and use it to make sugar (sun + water + CO2= glucose and O2)

a living thing that uses sunlight to produce sugar; plants are producers

a living thing that gets energy by eating (consuming) plants and other animals

a consumer that only eats plants (deer, cows, rabbits...)

a consumer that only eats other consumers (lions, wolves, eagles...)

a consumer that eats both plants and other consumers (bears, raccoons, lemurs, humans ...)

an animal that eats dead animals (vultures, hyenas...)

a consumer that breaks down dead plants and animals and puts materials back into the soil, air, and water (earthworms, bacteria...)

the flow of energy through a community

all the food chains in a community

an animal that hunts and kills other animals for food; the hunter

the animals that are hunted by predators; the hunted

things that do NOT grow and reproduce such as sunlight, rocks, soil, air, and water

carry out basic life functions such as: grow and develop, get rid of waste, reproduce, and get energy from food

similar to a plant that grows in water; they make their own food through photosynthesis but do not have leaves, stems, or roots

microorganisms that act as decomposer

Microscopic, free floating, organisms that function as producers in marine ecosystems; they produce more than half of the world's oxygen

microscopic animals (think zoo) that swim or drift near the surface of marine ecosystems

species that enter a new ecosystem and multiply, harming native species and their habitats (Burmese python in Florida, latternfly in NY...)

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Question	Answer
ecosystem	all the living and nonliving things in an environment and how they interact; it can be as large as an ocean or as small as a drop of water
habitat	a place where an animal lives
chlorophyll	the green substance found in plants that traps energy from the sun and gives plants their green color
carbon dioxide	a gas found in the air that is expelled (breathed out) by humans
photosynthesis	a process by which plants change light energy from the sun and use it to make sugar (sun + water + CO2= glucose and O2)
producer	a living thing that uses sunlight to produce sugar; plants are producers
consumer	a living thing that gets energy by eating (consuming) plants and other animals
herbivore	a consumer that only eats plants (deer, cows, rabbits...)
carnivore	a consumer that only eats other consumers (lions, wolves, eagles...)
omnivore	a consumer that eats both plants and other consumers (bears, raccoons, lemurs, humans ...)
scavenger	an animal that eats dead animals (vultures, hyenas...)
decomposer	a consumer that breaks down dead plants and animals and puts materials back into the soil, air, and water (earthworms, bacteria...)
food chain	the flow of energy through a community
food web	all the food chains in a community
predator	an animal that hunts and kills other animals for food; the hunter
prey	the animals that are hunted by predators; the hunted
non-living things	things that do NOT grow and reproduce such as sunlight, rocks, soil, air, and water
living organisms	carry out basic life functions such as: grow and develop, get rid of waste, reproduce, and get energy from food
algae	similar to a plant that grows in water; they make their own food through photosynthesis but do not have leaves, stems, or roots
bacteria	microorganisms that act as decomposer
phytoplankton	Microscopic, free floating, organisms that function as producers in marine ecosystems; they produce more than half of the world's oxygen
zooplankton	microscopic animals (think zoo) that swim or drift near the surface of marine ecosystems
invasive species	species that enter a new ecosystem and multiply, harming native species and their habitats (Burmese python in Florida, latternfly in NY...)

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