Processes by which rock, sand, and soil are broken down and carried away (i.e. weathering, glaciation)
Erosion
A force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses.
Gravity
An organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms
Decomposer
An organism that can make its own food.
Producer
An animal that eats other animals
Carnivore
A carnivore that feeds on the bodies of dead organisms
Scavenger
An organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms
Consumer
A community of organisms where there are several interrelated food chains
Food Web
A consumer that eats only plants.
Herbivore
An animal that eats both plants and animals
Omnivore
A series of steps in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten
Food Chain
An environment that provides the things a specific organism needs to live, grow, and reproduce.
Habitat
A living thing
Organism
An ability to cause a change or do work.
Energy
Any living part of the environment with which an organism might interact
Biotic Factor
Non-living factors including temperature, water, sunlight, wind, rocks and soil
Abiotic Factor
