biology

organism that is able to capture sunlight or chemicals

• animal
• autotroph

• bacteria
• fungus

1st producer of energy- rich compounds

• primary producer

• fungi
• animals
• non-photosynthetic organisms

process used by plants to capture light energy

• respiration
• transpiration
• photosynthesis
• germination

process in which chemical energy is used to produce carbonhydrates

• respiration
• fermentation
• combustion
• chemosynthesis

organism that obtains food by consuming other living things

• carnivore
• heterotroph
• autotroph
• herbivore

organism that relies on other organims for its energy

• consumer

• herbivore
• carnivore
• autotroph

material made up of decaying bits of plants and animal material

• deritrs

• mulch
• soil
• fertilizer

a series of steps in an ecosystem in which an organism transfers energy by eating

• energy transfer
• food web
• ecosystem cycle
• food chain

photosynthetic alge found near the surface of the ocean

• seaweed
• phytoplankton
• coral
• jellyfish

network of complex interactions formed by the feeding relationships

• ecosystem
• food chain
• food pyramid
• food web