Earthworks Flashcards
Food Web?
Several food chains connected together that begin with the sun
Food chain?
Energy from food that is passed from organisim to another
Consumer?
A living thing that gets energy from eating plants and animals
Carnivore?
Consumer that only eats animals such as hawk
Herbivore?
Consumer that only eats plants such as a giraffe
Omnivore?
Consumer that eats both plants and animals such as a bear
Producer?
A plant that gets energy from the sun
Decomposer?
An organisim that eats dead plant and animal matter and recycles it back into the earth
Predator?
Animal that hunts and eats other animals
Prey?
Animals that are hunted or are being hunted
Water cycle?
The recycling of water
Precipitation?
Water falling to the earths surface such as rain, sleet, snow, or hail
Hydrosphere?
All the water on, above, and below the earth, in the atmosphere
Lithosphere?
Outer crust of the earth and ocean floor
Biosphere?
All the plants and animals on earth (Bio-life sphere-circle)