Ecosystem and Food Chain Vocabulary Part 1

A WATER community of living and nonliving things

• ecosystem

• aquatic ecosystem

• terrestrial ecosystem

• my swimming pool

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A living thing is called (ALL living things are called...)

• rock

• plant

• animal

• organism

A LAND based community of living and nonliving things

• ecosystem

• aquatic ecosystem

• terrestrial ecosystem

• my basement

Organisms that need air, water, food, and shelter

• living

• nonliving

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Things that are NOT ALIVE in the ecosystem?

• living

• nonliving

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An organism that MAKES its own food (like plants). Hey, plants begin with a "p"

• producer

• consumer

• decomposer

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An animal that eats other organisms for food (They have to consume)

• producer

• consumer

• decomposer

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An organism that breaks down decayed plants and animals (mushrooms, bacteria, etc). Decayed begins with a "d"

• producer

• consumer

• decomposer

The way the food(energy) passes from one organism to another organism (like a chain)...

• food chain

• food arrow

• food lion

• energy wave

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