Ecology Vocabulary Words Flashcards
Abiotic factors
the nonliving parts of an ecosystem
Biosphere
any area in which organisms live
Biodiversity
the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem
Biotic Factors
all of the living or once-living things in an ecosystem
Carnivores
organisms that eat herbivores and other consumers
Consumers
are organisms that cannot make their food. Consumer obtain food by eating producers and other consumers
Decomposers
Organisms that break down wastes and dead organisms and return the raw materials to the environment
Ecology
the study of how living organisms interact with each other and with their environment
ECOSYSTEM
all the living and nonliving things in one place
Herbivores
organisms that eat only plants and other producers.
Omnivores
organisms that eat producers and consumers.
Producers
organisms that use an outside energy source, such as the Sun,and produce their own food
Scavengers
a carnivore that feeds on dead bodies of dead organisms
