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Ecosystems
Ecosystems and the Food Web
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| carnivore | an animal that eats only other animals |
| consumer | a living thing that eats other living things |
| ecosystem | all the living things that interact with each other and their environment in one place |
| food chain | how living things are connected through what they eat and what they are eaten by |
| food web | many different food chains found in one place |
| herbivore | an animal that eats only plants |
| matter | anything that takes up space and has weight; can be in different forms such as solid, liquid, or gas |
| matter flow | the movement of material through an ecosystem, such as through food chains and food webs |
| omivore | an animal that eats both plants and animals |
| predator | an animal that hunts and eats other animals |
| prey | an animal that is hunted by and eaten by another animal |
| system | a group of things that affect each other and work together as a whole |
| carbon dioxide | a type of gas that plants sometimes take in and that animals release when they breath |
| gas | a state of matter, such as oxygen and carbon dioxide in the air |
| producer | a living thing that makes its own food |
| seed | a part of a plant that can grow into a baby plant |
| soil | found on the Earth's surface; made of tiny rocks and material from dead plants and animals |
| states of matter | the different forms of matter that includes solid, liquid, and gas |
| stomata | the tiny openings on plant leaves that take in air |
| bacteria | very tiny organisms that you need a microscope to see; they are often decomposers |
| compost | decomposed material that can be used as fertilizer |
| decompose | the process of breaking down dead plants, dead animals, or animal waste |
| decomposer | a living thing that can break down dead plants, dead animals, or animal waste |
| environment | a living thing's surroundings, including other living things and non-living things like soil, water, and air |
| fungus (fungi) | a living thing that is a decomposer, such as a mold or mushroom |
| mold | a type of fungus that often decomposes food |
| mushroom | a type of fungus that usually has a stalk and cap |
| organism | any living thing |
| algae | organisms that live in water and that produce their own food, like plants do |
| atmosphere | the gases that surround a planet |
| bacteria | an organism that is usually a decomposer; some cause illness |
| carbon cycle | the process of carbon moving back and forth between non-living and living parts of the environment, like carbon dioxide in the air moving into plants |
| cycle | a set of events that repeats in the same order over and over again |
| castings | worm waste (poop) |
| fertilizer | a material that contains nutrients to help plants grow |
| oxygen | a type of gas that plants release and animals breathe in |
| phytoplanton | tiny, floating living things in water that are smaller than algae and produce their own food, like plants do |
| runoff | water that moves across a surface, often carrying materials with it, and flows into drains and rivers |
| asteroid | a small, rocky object in outer space |
| coprolite | fossil poop |
| energy flow | the movement of energy from one living thing to another living thing |
| extinct | when a type of living thing no longer exists |
| fossil | the remains of a plant or animal that lived a very, very long time ago |
| solar energy (solar power) | energy from the Sun; provides energy for plants and consumers that eat those plants |
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