Ecosystem Vocabulary (12/10/24)

Front

What shows the direction in which energy flows in an ecosystem?

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Energy Pyramid

Front

What type of organism eats herbivores, omnivores, or other carnivores?

Back

Carnivore

Front

What term describes living things within an ecosystem?

Back

Biotic Factors

Front

What do we call an organism that cannot make its own food?

Back

Consumer

Front

What is anything that can limit the size of a population in an ecosystem?

Back

Limiting Factor

Front

What is the term for organisms that produce their own food, usually through photosynthesis?

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Producer

Front

What is the maximum number of individuals of a species that an environment can support?

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Carrying Capacity

Front

What is the term for the non-living components of an ecosystem, such as water, soil, and air?

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Abiotic Factors

Front

What is a series of organisms each dependent on the next as a source of food?

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Food Chain

Front

What is a complex network of feeding relationships in an ecosystem?

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Food Web