the movement of materials through an ecosystem as they are used, broken down, and reused by different organisms.

a living thing that must eat other organisms to get its food and energy.

organisms that break down dead plants and animals and return nutrients back to the soil.

a community of living organisms interacting with the nonliving parts of their environment.

a diagram that shows how multiple overlapping food chains connect in an ecosystem.

any individual living thing, such as a plant, animal, or fungus.

a living thing, like a plant, that can make its own food using sunlight.

the star at the center of our solar system that provides light and heat energy to earth.

the path that energy takes through an ecosystem, moving from the sun to producers and then to consumers.

a single, straight path showing how energy moves from one living thing to another.

the passing of energy from one object or organism to another.

all the different populations of living things that live and interact together in an area.

the process plants use to turn sunlight, water, and air into food energy.

a group of individuals belonging to the exact same species living in the same area.

an animal that hunts, catches, and eats other animals to survive.

an animal that is hunted and eaten by a predator.

all the living and nonliving things that surround an organism.

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Question	Answer
cycling of matter	the movement of materials through an ecosystem as they are used, broken down, and reused by different organisms.
consumer	a living thing that must eat other organisms to get its food and energy.
decomposers	organisms that break down dead plants and animals and return nutrients back to the soil.
ecosystem	a community of living organisms interacting with the nonliving parts of their environment.
food web	a diagram that shows how multiple overlapping food chains connect in an ecosystem.
organism	any individual living thing, such as a plant, animal, or fungus.
producer	a living thing, like a plant, that can make its own food using sunlight.
sun	the star at the center of our solar system that provides light and heat energy to earth.
flow of energy	the path that energy takes through an ecosystem, moving from the sun to producers and then to consumers.
food chain	a single, straight path showing how energy moves from one living thing to another.
transfer of energy	the passing of energy from one object or organism to another.
community	all the different populations of living things that live and interact together in an area.
photosynthesis	the process plants use to turn sunlight, water, and air into food energy.
population	a group of individuals belonging to the exact same species living in the same area.
predator	an animal that hunts, catches, and eats other animals to survive.
prey	an animal that is hunted and eaten by a predator.
environment	all the living and nonliving things that surround an organism.

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