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A large community of plants and animals that occupy a distinct region such as a desert, a rainforest, or a freshwater lake
biome
Relating to nonliving organisms
abiotic
A naturally occurring chemical compound composed of 2 oxygen atoms connected to a single carbon atom. It is normally found in its gas form.
carbon dioxide
A graphical representation designed to show the number of animals in a food web. Also known as an energy or food _________.
Pyramid
all the living things in a place and their relation to their environment
ecosystem
The complex network of related food chains within an ecosystem
food web
a chemical process by which green plants and some other organisms make their food. Plants use energy from the Sun to turn water and carbon dioxide into food, and they produce oxygen as a by-product
photosynthesis
an organism that feeds on other organisms or particles or organic matter
consumer
an animal that feeds on organisms that have already died or that have been killed by another animal. Vultures and hyenas are examples
Scavenger
An organism, often a bacterium or fungus,that feeds on and breaks down dead plant or animal matter. These organisms make essential nutrients available to plants and other organisms in the ecosystem
decomposer
an ordered arrangement of animals and plants in which each feeds on the one below it in the chain
food chain
place where animals or plants live and interact
habitat
substances such as proteins, minerals, or vitamins that are needed by people, animals, and plants to stay strong and healthy.
nutrients
In the form of nutrients and sunlight is what sustains plants and animals in living
energy
an animal that eats both plants and animals
omnivore
the green substance in plants that uses light to manufacture food from carbon dioxide and water
chlorophyll
