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An individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form
Organism
A group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding.
Species
Organisms that live in the same area from the same species that can breed with one another
Population
Organisms that have similar characteristics in common and live in the same area
Community
A biological community that interacts with organisms and their environment
Ecosystem
Non - Living Organisms
Abiotic
Living Organisms
Biotic
An organism that can produce its own food by using light, water, carbon dioxide, or other chemicals
Producer (Autotroph)
An organism that is not able to produce their own food, either prey on other organisms or feed on producers produce
Consumer (Heterotroph)
An organism that eats plants
Herbivore
An organism that feeds on other organisms
Carnivore
An organism that feeds on both plants and other animals
Omnivore
An organism that breaks down organic waste and the remains of dead organisms, and also breaks down DETRITUS
Decomposer
A consumer that relies directly on autotrophs/producers for its source of energy
Primary Consumer
A consumer that relies primarily on primary consumers for its source of energy
Secondary Consumer
A consumer that gains energy from feeding on both primary and secondary consumers
Tertiary Consumer
An apex predator that feeds on other preys, usually at the top of the food chain
Quaternary Consumer
A linear illustration that represents the step sequence of who eats whom in the biosphere
Food Chain
An interlocking series of food chains
Food Web
The movement of water through the biosphere
Hydrological Cycle
A cycle of matter in which nitrogen atoms move from nitrogen gas in the atmosphere, to inorganic forms in the soil to organic forms in living things, and then back to inorganic forms in the soil and nitrogen gas in the atmosphere
Nitrogen Cycle
The cycle of photosynthesis and cellular respiration
Carbon Cycle
A category of living things defined by how it gains its energy, the first trophic level is autotrophs, and each higher level contains heterotrophs
Trophic Levels
The envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet
Atmosphere
