how an organism obtains energy and how it interacts with the other organisms in its ecosystem

an organism that can make its own food

an organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms

consumer that eats only animals

consumer that eats both plants and animals

carnivore that feeds on the bodies of dead organisms

organisms that break down wastes and dead organisms and return the raw materials to the environment

a series of events in which one organism eats another and obtains its energy

many overlapping food chains within an ecosystem

a diagram that shows the amount of energy that moves from one feeding level to another

the process by which molecules of liquid water absorb energy and change to water vapor

the continuous process by which water moves from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back

the process by which a gas changes to a liquid

the study of where organisms live

the movement of organisms from one place to another

species that have naturally evolved in an area

an organism that has been carried into a new location by people

the typical weather pattern in an area over a long period of time

a group of ecosystems with similar climates and organisms

receive an enormous amount of rain each year

typically populated by grasses and other non

trees that produce their seeds in cones and have leaves shaped like needles

an extremely cold, dry, land biome

where the fresh water of a river meets the salt water of the ocean

the series of predictable changes that occur in a community over time

series of changes that occur in an area where no ecosystem previously existed

the first species to populate an area

series of changes that occur after a disturbance in an existing ecosystem

organism that makes its own food

organism that cannot make its own food

feeding level in an ecosystem (energy pyramid)

consumer that feeds directly on producers

consumer that eats 1st level consumers

consumer that eats 2nd level consumers

evaporation of water from a plant's leaves

the process by which certain bacteria convert nitrogen gas to a usable form

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Ecosystems & Biomes

Question	Answer
energy role	how an organism obtains energy and how it interacts with the other organisms in its ecosystem
producer	an organism that can make its own food
consumer	an organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms
herbivore	consumer that eats only plants
carnivore	consumer that eats only animals
omnivore	consumer that eats both plants and animals
scavenger	carnivore that feeds on the bodies of dead organisms
decomposers	organisms that break down wastes and dead organisms and return the raw materials to the environment
food chain	a series of events in which one organism eats another and obtains its energy
food web	many overlapping food chains within an ecosystem
energy pyramid	a diagram that shows the amount of energy that moves from one feeding level to another
evaporation	the process by which molecules of liquid water absorb energy and change to water vapor
water cycle	the continuous process by which water moves from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back
condensation	the process by which a gas changes to a liquid
precipitation	rain, snow, sleet, hail
biogeography	the study of where organisms live
dispersal	the movement of organisms from one place to another
native species	species that have naturally evolved in an area
exotic species	an organism that has been carried into a new location by people
climate	the typical weather pattern in an area over a long period of time
biome	a group of ecosystems with similar climates and organisms
rain forest	receive an enormous amount of rain each year
desert	receive very little rain
grassland	typically populated by grasses and other non
deciduous trees	trees that lose their leaves
coniferous trees	trees that produce their seeds in cones and have leaves shaped like needles
tundra	an extremely cold, dry, land biome
permafrost	frozen soil of the tundra
estuary	where the fresh water of a river meets the salt water of the ocean
succession	the series of predictable changes that occur in a community over time
primary succession	series of changes that occur in an area where no ecosystem previously existed
pioneer species	the first species to populate an area
secondary succession	series of changes that occur after a disturbance in an existing ecosystem
autotroph	organism that makes its own food
heterotroph	organism that cannot make its own food
trophic level	feeding level in an ecosystem (energy pyramid)
1st level consumer	consumer that feeds directly on producers
2nd level consumer	consumer that eats 1st level consumers
3rd level consumer	consumer that eats 2nd level consumers
transpiration	evaporation of water from a plant's leaves
nitrogen fixation	the process by which certain bacteria convert nitrogen gas to a usable form

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