substances such as proteins, minerals, or vitamins that are needed by people, animals, and plants to stay strong and healthy.
nutrients
A group of living things that share certain traits and can produce offspring
Species
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
Relating to nonliving organisms
abiotic
an organism that feeds on other organisms or particles or organic matter
consumer
an animal that eats both plants and animals
omnivore
An organism that produces its own food and serves as a source of food for other organisms.
Producer
every plant and every animal has its own specific role within an ecosystem; where it lives and how it obtains food
niche
an ordered arrangement of animals and plants in which each feeds on the one below it in the chain
food chain
In the form of nutrients and sunlight is what sustains plants and animals in living
energy
A graphical representation designed to show the number of animals in a food web. Also known as an energy or food _________.
Pyramid
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
An animal that only eats plants
Herbivore
A naturally occurring chemical compound composed of 2 oxygen atoms. It is normally found in its gas form.
Oxygen... DUH
the green substance in plants that uses light to manufacture food from carbon dioxide and water
chlorophyll
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 animal that eats only meat
carnivore
place where animals or plants live and interact
habitat
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
A large community of plants and animals that occupy a distinct region such as a desert, a rainforest, or a freshwater lake
biome
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