Ecosystems Vocab

living organisms in an ecosystem

• biotic

• habitat

• aquatic

• terrestrial

the process in which plants use sunlight to make their own food

• aquatic

• terrestrial

• photosynthesis

• producer

an organism that can make its own food

• consumer

• producer

• decomposer

• biotic

natural home or environment of an organism

• biotic

• aquatic

• terrestrial

• habitat

an organism that breaks down dead organisms into nutrients

• producer

• consumer

• decomposer

• habitat

an organism that has to eat other organisms for energy

• producer

• consumer

• decomposer

• biotic

water-based ecosystem

• biotic

• terrestrial

• aquatic

• habitat

land-based ecosystem

• biotic

• terrestrial

• aquatic

• habitat

The sun plays an important role in the process of _________________.

• biotic

• terrestrial

• aquatic

• photosynthesis

A squirrel's natural ______________ is the forest.

• biotic

• terrestrial

• aquatic

• habitat