Ecosystems Vocab. Review: Lessons 1-3

Front

A group of organisms of ONE kind in ONE location

Back

population

Front

An animal that eats other animals

Back

carnivore

Front

An organism, usually a plant, that makes its own food and gets energy from the sun.

Back

producers

Front

A living organism that breaks down dead plants and animals

Back

decomposer

Front

Natural living place for an organism

Back

habitat

Front

Process by which green plants and blue-green algae make food from CO2 and water in light.

Back

photosynthesis

Front

A food chain that overlaps

Back

food web

Front

All living organisms in the same area

Back

community

Front

An organism that feeds on others and cannot make its own food.

Back

consumers

Front

Path of food energy in an ecosystem

Back

food chain