Energy Flow Vocabulary L1D

This includes all living and nonliving things in an environment.

• predator

• ecosystem

• food chain

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This term means all the members of a single species.

• population

• community

• ecosystem

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This includes all the living things in an ecosystem.

• population

• community

• ecosystem

These are organisms that use the sun's energy to make their own food.

• producer

• consumer

• predator

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These are organisms that eat plants and/or other organisms.

• population

• consumer

• producer

These are animals that eat other animals rather than plants.

• hervivore

• omnivore

• carnivore

Animals that eat producers are called:

• herbivore

• omnivore

• carnivore

Animals that eat both plants and animals are called:

• herbivore

• omnivore

• carnivore

These organisms break down dead or decaying plant and animal material.

• producer

• consumer

• decomposer

The path that energy and nutrients follow in an ecosystem is called:

• consumer

• energy pyramid

• food chain

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