Ecology Vocabulary

Living or once living factors in an enviroment

• Biotic

• Abiotic

• Ecology

• Ecosystem

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Non-living factors in the environment

• Abiotic

• Biotic

• Ecology

• Ecosystem

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Organisms that only eat plants are called

• Herbivores

• Carnivores

• Omnivores

• Scavengers

Organisms that only eat meat are called

• Carnivores

• Omnivores

• Herbivores

• Scavengers

Organisms that eat both plants and meat are called

• Omnivores

• Herbivores

• Carnivores

• Scavengers

A single living thing is called an

• Organism

• Biotic

• Abiotic

• Ecology

Another name for a producer is

• Autotroph

• Heterotroph

• Consumer

• Decomposer

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Another name for a consumer is

• Heterotroph

• Autotroph

• Decomposer

• Ecology

The main source of energy for Earth’s ecosystems is the

• Sun

• Water

• Air

• Fire

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What organism breaks down dead organisms and returns their nutrients to the enviroment

• Decomposers

• Scavengers

• Producers

• Consumers

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