The chemical process that generates most of the energy in the cell, supplying molecules needed to make the metabolic reactions of an organism run.

An organism whose ecological function involves the recycling of nutrients by performing the natural process of decomposition as it feeds on decaying organisms.

An animal or plant (particularly insect- and invertebrate-eating plants) that requires a staple diet consisting mainly or exclusively of animal tissue through predation or scavenging.

An organism that generally obtains food by feeding on other organisms or organic matter due to lack of the ability to manufacture own food from inorganic sources; a heterotroph.

An interaction between two organisms of unlike species in which one of them acts as predator that captures and feeds on the other organism that serves as the prey.

An animal or plant (particularly insect- and invertebrate-eating plants) that requires a staple diet consisting mainly or exclusively of animal tissue through predation or scavenging.

An organism whose ecological function involves the recycling of nutrients by performing the natural process of decomposition as it feeds on decaying organisms.

a graphic representation of predatory relationships in the food chain, in which various forms of life are shown on different levels, with each level preying on the one below it.

A system that includes all living organisms (biotic factors) in an area as well as its physical environment (abiotic factors) functioning together as a unit.

a graphic representation of predatory relationships in the food chain, in which various forms of life are shown on different levels, with each level preying on the one below it.

A factor created by a living thing or any living component within an environment in which the action of the organism affects the life of another organism, for example a predator consuming its prey.

The chemical process that generates most of the energy in the cell, supplying molecules needed to make the metabolic reactions of an organism run.

A system of interlocking and interdependent food chains.

A type of animal that eats plants or plant-like organisms.

An organism that cannot manufacture its own food and instead obtains its food and energy by taking in organic substances, usually plant or animal matter.

The complex process by which carbon dioxide, water, and certain inorganic salts are converted into carbohydrates by green plants, algae, and certain bacteria, using energy from the sun and chlorophyll.

An organism that cannot manufacture its own food and instead obtains its food and energy by taking in organic substances, usually plant or animal matter.

An animal or plant (particularly insect- and invertebrate-eating plants) that requires a staple diet consisting mainly or exclusively of animal tissue through predation or scavenging

An organism whose ecological function involves the recycling of nutrients by performing the natural process of decomposition as it feeds on decaying organisms.

An organism capable of synthesizing its own food from inorganic substances, using light or chemical energy

An organism capable of synthesizing its own food from inorganic substances, using light or chemical energy

A nonliving condition or thing, as climate or habitat, that influences or affects an ecosystem and the organisms in it

An organism that cannot manufacture its own food and instead obtains its food and energy by taking in organic substances, usually plant or animal matter.

A kind of animal that eats either other animals or plants.

An organism that cannot manufacture its own food and instead obtains its food and energy by taking in organic substances, usually plant or animal matter.

A system that includes all living organisms (biotic factors) in an area as well as its physical environment (abiotic factors) functioning together as a unit.

A factor created by a living thing or any living component within an environment in which the action of the organism affects the life of another organism, for example a predator consuming its prey.

An interaction between two organisms of unlike species in which one of them acts as predator that captures and feeds on the other organism that serves as the prey.

An organism capable of synthesizing its own food from inorganic substances, using light or chemical energy

An organism that cannot manufacture its own food and instead obtains its food and energy by taking in organic substances, usually plant or animal matter.

An autotrophic organism capable of producing complex organic compounds from simple inorganic molecules through the process of photosynthesis (using light energy) or by using chemical energy.

a level or a position in a food chain or ecological pyramid.

The chemical process that generates most of the energy in the cell, supplying molecules needed to make the metabolic reactions of an organism run.

The combined processes, including photosynthesis, decomposition, and respiration, by which carbon as a component of various compounds cycles between the atmosphere, oceans, and organisms.

The complex process by which carbon dioxide, water, and certain inorganic salts are converted into carbohydrates by green plants, algae, and certain bacteria, using energy from the sun and chlorophyll.

A factor created by a living thing or any living component within an environment in which the action of the organism affects the life of another organism, for example a predator consuming its prey.

The combined processes, including photosynthesis, decomposition, and respiration, by which carbon as a component of various compounds cycles between the atmosphere, oceans, and organisms.

The chemical process that generates most of the energy in the cell, supplying molecules needed to make the metabolic reactions of an organism run.

An organism that cannot manufacture its own food and instead obtains its food and energy by taking in organic substances, usually plant or animal matter.

The complex process by which carbon dioxide, water, and certain inorganic salts are converted into carbohydrates by green plants, algae, and certain bacteria, using energy from the sun and chlorophyll.

The chemical process that generates most of the energy in the cell, supplying molecules needed to make the metabolic reactions of an organism run.

the complex process by which carbon dioxide, water, and certain inorganic salts are converted into carbohydrates by green plants, algae, and certain bacteria, using energy from the sun and chlorophyll.

A system that includes all living organisms (biotic factors) in an area as well as its physical environment (abiotic factors) functioning together as a unit.

An interaction between two organisms of unlike species in which one of them acts as predator that captures and feeds on the other organism that serves as the prey.

A factor created by a living thing or any living component within an environment in which the action of the organism affects the life of another organism, for example a predator consuming its prey

A nonliving condition or thing, as climate or habitat, that influences or affects an ecosystem and the organisms in it

A nonliving condition or thing, as climate or habitat, that influences or affects an ecosystem and the organisms in it

A factor created by a living thing or any living component within an environment in which the action of the organism affects the life of another organism, for example a predator consuming its prey.