Ecology Vocabulary

What is a group of individuals belonging to the same species

• Population

• Autotrophs

• Producers

• Ecosystem

What is a group of different populations living in a defined area

• Ecosystem

• Community

• Producers

• Heterotrophs

What is a collection of all organisms living in a particular place together with their nonliving environment

• Ecosystem

• Biome

• Niche

• Abiotic factor

What is a group of ecosystems that have the same climate and similar dominant community

• Biome

• Autotrophs

• Decomposers

• Population

What captures energy from the sun or chemicals to produce food

• Heterotrophs

• Autotrophs

• Omnivores

• Producers

What organisms rely in other organisms for food

• Detritivores

• Heterotrophs

• Abiotic Factor

• Deforestation

What are meat eaters called?

• Omnivores

• Herbivores

• Producers

• Carnivores

What is the term for plant and meat eaters?

• Omnivores

• Decomposers

• Detritivores

• Producers

What animals eat remains and other dead matter

• Detritivores

• Herbivores

• Carnivores

• Heterotrophs

What breaks down organic matter, energy recyclers

• Decomposers

• Carnivores

• Omnivores

• Producers