Ecosystems Vocab 1

Living components of the environment

• Abiotic

• Biotic

• Ecosystem

• Decomposer

Non-living components of the environment

• abiotic

• biotic

• photosynthesis

• herbivore

An organism that produces its own food

• Photosynthesis

• Decomposer

• Consumer

• Producer

A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.

• Biotic

• Consumers

• Ecosystem

• Photosynthesis

An organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms

• Decomposer

• Producer

• Consumer

• Herbivore

organism that feeds on plant and animal remains and other dead matter

• Decomposer

• Detritivore

• Producer

• Consumer

the process by which plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to create oxygen and energy in the form of suga

• excretion

• breathing

• photosynthesis

• respiration

An organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms

• Producer

• Biotic

• Abiotic

• Consumer

organism that obtains energy by eating only plants

• Carnivore

• Herbivore

• Omnivore

• Decomposer

organism that obtains energy by eating animals

• Decomposer

• Herbivore

• Omnivore

• Carnivore