Unit 6.1 Vocab

Describes the physical parts of the environment.

Describes the part of the environment made up of organisms and the organic matter they produce.

An organism that eats only animals.

An organism that eats other organisms or organic matter.

An organism that gets energy by breaking down the remains of dead organisms or animal wastes and consuming or absorbing the nutrients.

A community of organisms and their abiotic environment.

The ability to cause change in a system.

The pathway of energy transfer through various stages as a result of the feeding patterns of a series of organisms.

A diagram that shows the feeding relationships between organisms in an ecosystem.

Another name for a producer.

The place where an organism usually lives.

An organism that eats only plants.

An organism that eats both plants and animals.

The process by which some organisms use sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water to produce sugar and oxygen.

An organism capable of producing their own energy through photosynthesis or chemosynthesis.