Organisms & Environments

Question 1

Organism

Answer 1

any living thing

Question 2

Biotic Factors

Answer 2

the living or once living part of an ecosystem

Question 3

Abiotic Factors

Answer 3

the nonliving parts of an ecosystem

Question 4

Food Web

Answer 4

many overlapping food chains linked together

Question 5

Energy Pyramid

Answer 5

shows the amount of energy moving from one feeding level to another

Question 6

Trophic Level

Answer 6

the position an organism occupies in a food chain, food Web, or energy pyramid

Question 7

Producer

Answer 7

an organism that is able to make its own food because of photosynthesis

Question 8

Consumer

Answer 8

an organism that gets its energy from eating other organisms

Question 9

Decomposer

Answer 9

an organism that breaks down dead organisms and waste

Question 10

Matter

Answer 10

anything that has mass and takes up space

Question 11

Nutrients

Answer 11

chemical substances found in every living thing on Earth

Question 12

Organic Waste

Answer 12

any substance that is biodegradable

Question 13

Ecosystem

Answer 13

the living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem