Ecology Vocabulary Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Ecology | study of interactions among living things |
Community | group of different species that live together in one area |
Ecosystem | all organisms along with nonliving things in one area |
Biome | major regional or global community of organisms |
Producer | organisms that make their own food |
Autotroph | another name for producer |
Consumer | eat other organisms for nutrients and energy |
Heterotroph | another name for consumer |
Chemosynthesis | when an organism converts carbohydrates for a source of energy |
Food Chain | sequence that links species by feeding relationships |
Herbivore | consumer that eats only plants |
Carnivore | consumer that only eats meat |
Omnivore | consumer that eats plants and animals |
Detritivore | consumer that eats detritus (dead organic matter) |
Decomposer | break down organic matter into simpler compounds |
Specialists | consumer that eats one organism type or a small variety |
Generalists | consumer with a varying diet |
Trophic Level | levels of nourishment in a food chain |
Food Web | a chart that links all possible eating relationships with multiple organisms |
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