Ecosystems

The community of organisms that live in a particular area, along with their nonliving environment

• ecosystem

• habitat

• niche

• biome

a large naturally occurring community of flora and fauna occupying a major habitat, e.g. forest or tundra.

• ecosystem

• habitat

• niche

• biome

An environment that provides the things specific organisms need to live, grow, and reproduce

• ecosystem

• habitat

• niche

• biome

How an organism survives and interacts with the biotic & abiotic factors in its habitat

• ecosystem

• habitat

• niche

• biome

A diagram that shows the amount of energy that moves from one feeding level to another in a food web

• energy pyramid

• food web

• abiotic factor

• biotic factor

The pattern of overlapping food chains among the various organisms in an ecosystem

• energy pyramid

• food web

• abiotic factor

• biotic factor

A living or once living part of an organism’s habitat/ecosystem

• energy pyramid

• food web

• abiotic factor

• biotic factor

A nonliving part of an organism’s habitat/ecosystem

• energy pyramid

• food web

• abiotic factor

• biotic factor

An organism that obtains energy by eating plants

• herbivore

• carnivore

• omnivore

• decomposer

An organism that obtains energy by eating other animals

• herbivore

• carnivore

• omnivore

• decomposer