Ecosystems Vocabulary

Front

What is a model that shows the path of energy as it flows throughout an ecosystem?

Back

Food Web

Front

What term describes all of the living components in an area?

Back

Biotic

Front

What term describes all of the nonliving components in an area?

Back

Abiotic

Front

What type of consumer eats plants and animals?

Back

Omnivore

Front

What type of consumer eats only animals?

Back

Carnivore

Front

What is the term for organisms that break down dead material?

Back

Decomposers

Front

What is the term for the role an organism plays in its ecosystem?

Back

Niche

Front

What is a group of ecosystems that share similar climates and organisms?

Back

Biome

Front

What is the process by which plants make their own food using sunlight?

Back

Photosynthesis

Front

What is the term for the relationship where one organism benefits and the other is harmed?

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Parasitism