Ecology

These require only nutrients and the sun to produce its own food.

• biotic components

• ecosystems

• autotrophs

The living part of an ecosystem.

• decomposers

• biotic components

• abiotic components

Organisms that cannot make their own food and must eat other organisms to get energy

• heterotrophs

• producers

• autotrophs

decomposers

• caterpillars

• bacteria

• mushrooms

• both bacteria and mushrooms

Where does energy flow from to begin with?

• soil

• consumer

• sun

An example of chemical cycling

• water cycle

• carbon cycle

• nitrogen cycle

• all of the above

A producer that uses chemicals instead of the sun as its energy source

• consumer

• chemoautotroph

• heterotroph

Consumer that eats plants

• herbivore

• carnivore

• producer

Consumer that eats meat

• herbivore

• carnivore

• producer

Consumer that eats both plants and meat

• omnivore

• carnivore

• herbivore