Question | Answer |
Living things in an ecosystem. | Biotic |
Non-living things in an ecosystem. | Abiotic |
An area with a particular set of biotic and abiotic factors (such as climate). | Biome |
An organism that can make their own food- Produces food for itself. | Autotroph |
An organism that must obtain its energy from an outside source -Depends on other living things to live and receive food. | Heterotroph |
An organism that uses the suns energy to produce food for itself, like plants. | Producer |
An organism that must consume another organism for food. | Consumer |
A simple linear diagram of energy flow in an ecosystem. | Food Chain |
A consumer that only eats producers (Plants). | Herbivore |
A consumer that only eats consumers (Animals) | Carnivore |
A consumer that eats both producers and other consumers. | Omnivore |
An animal that hunts and kills other animals for food. | Predator |
an animal that is stalked, hunted, and eaten by other animals. | Prey |
A network of many interconnecting food chains joined together. | Food Web |
A graphical model of energy flow in an ecosystem. | Energy Pyramid |
An energy level of an energy pyramid. | Trophic Level |
The first consumer in a food chain, food web, or energy pyramid. | Primary Consumer |
A consumer that eats primary consumers- Second in the food chain, food web, or energy pyramid. | Secondary Consumer |
A consumer that eats secondary consumers - Last in a food chain, food web, or energy pyramid. | Tertiary Consumer |
When living matter dies and breaks down into simpler organic material. | Decay/ Decompose |
Biological from living or recently living organisms. | Biomass |