Engery Pyramid Flashcards
ENERGY PYRAMID
A energy pyramid is a model that shows the available amount of energy
FOOD WEB
A food web shows the different food relationships among animals
DECOMPOSER
Other organisms that break down other decaying organisms
FOOD CHAIN
A food chain is a model that shows one set of feeding relationships
Coniferous
Plants that produce reproductive organs called cones
CONSUMER
An organism that eats other living things
BIOME
A ecological community such as grasslands,tropical rainforests, or dessert
DECIDIOUS
A forest containing trees that loose their leaves each year
CYCLE
A process that repeats
NITROGEN CYCLE
A process which nitrogen in the atmosphere enters the soil and becomes part of living organisms
BIOTIC FACTORS
The living things in an ecosystem are called biotic factors
PRODUCER
A organism that makes its own food
Carbon cycle
A natural cycle which carbon compounds enter
Predator
An animal that hunts
Prey
An animal that is hunted
