Ecosystems Vocabulary

A diagram showing the interaction of several food chains

• Food Chain

• Food Web

• Food Pyramid

• Trophic Level

Plant Eaters: Carnivore, Herbivore, Omnivore

• Carnivore

• Herbivore

• Omnivore

• Insectivore

An animal hunted by a predator

• predator

• scavenger

• prey

• herbivore

Which of the following ecosystems is characterized by flat land, little rainfall, and low growing plants such as grass and wildflowers?

• Desert

• Grassland

• Rainforest

• Tundra

A living thing that gets its energy by eating other living things

• producers

• decomposers

• consumers

• autotrophs

An Animal that hunts and eats other animals

• herbivore

• omnivore

• predator

• scavenger

A living thing that makes its own food

• producer

• consumer

• decomposer

• scavenger

Meat Eaters: Carnivore, Herbivore, Omnivore

• Carnivore

• Vegetarian

• Pescatarian

• Vegan

Cole was walking through a forest when he looked up and saw a monkey being chased by a panther. Which type of forest was he most likely visiting?

• Rainforest

• Deciduous Forest

• Boreal Forest

• Mediterranean Forest

The process by which plants use sunlight, carbon dioxide and water to produce food energy

• photosynthesis

• respiration

• transpiration

• fermentation