all the living and nonliving things that interact in one place

a place where freshwater from rivers meets saltwater from the ocean

a coastal wetland filled with grasses that grows in salty water

a very large body of saltwater that covers most of Earth

large bodies of freshwater surrounded by land

small bodies of still freshwater

large flowing bodies of freshwater that move toward oceans or lakes

small flowing bodies of freshwater

areas with many trees and other plants

large open areas covered mostly with grasses

a group of the same kind of organisms living in one area

all the different populations living together in one area

nonliving parts of an ecosystem

the place where an organism lives

a cold, treeless biome with frozen ground

an organism that makes its own food (like plants)

an organism that eats other organisms

an organism that breaks down dead plants and animals

a simple path showing how energy moves from one organism to another

a network of many connected food chains

a representation used to explain or show something

to group things based on their similarities

how things or organisms are connected or interact

the movement of energy from one organism to another

to change something into simpler parts

the ability to do work or cause change

the natural home of an organism

a group of the same species in one area

the surroundings where organisms live

living and nonliving things working together in an area

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Ecosystems

Term	Definition
Ecosystem	all the living and nonliving things that interact in one place
Estuary	a place where freshwater from rivers meets saltwater from the ocean
Salt marsh	a coastal wetland filled with grasses that grows in salty water
Ocean	a very large body of saltwater that covers most of Earth
Lakes	large bodies of freshwater surrounded by land
Ponds	small bodies of still freshwater
Rivers	large flowing bodies of freshwater that move toward oceans or lakes
Streams	small flowing bodies of freshwater
Forests	areas with many trees and other plants
Grassland	large open areas covered mostly with grasses
Population	a group of the same kind of organisms living in one area
Community	all the different populations living together in one area
Terrestrial	living or growing on land
Aquatic	living or growing in water
Biotic	living parts of an ecosystem
Abiotic	nonliving parts of an ecosystem
Habitat	the place where an organism lives
Tundra	a cold, treeless biome with frozen ground
Producer	an organism that makes its own food (like plants)
Consumer	an organism that eats other organisms
Decomposer	an organism that breaks down dead plants and animals
Food chain	a simple path showing how energy moves from one organism to another
Food web	a network of many connected food chains
Model	a representation used to explain or show something
Classify	to group things based on their similarities
Relationship	how things or organisms are connected or interact
Organism	a living thing
Energy transfer	the movement of energy from one organism to another
Breaks down	to change something into simpler parts
Energy	the ability to do work or cause change
Habitat	the natural home of an organism
Organism	a living thing
Population	a group of the same species in one area
Environments	the surroundings where organisms live
Ecosystem	living and nonliving things working together in an area
Stable	staying the same over time
Increase	to grow or become more
Decrease	to become less or smaller

Created by: Hhellard

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