ecosystems

the build up of toxic chemicals inside organisms in a food chain

a consumer that only eats other animals

the collection of different types of organisms present in an ecosystem

competing with another organism for resources

an animal in a food chain that eats other animals and/or plants

an organism that breaks down dead plants and animal material so nutrients can be recycled back to soil/water

plants and animals in a given area and their non-living environment

the surrounding air, water, and soil where an organism lives

part of a food web starting with a producer and ending with a top predator (consumer). it shows the transfer of energy between organisms

a diagram that shows how food chains in an ecosystem are linked

an area in which an organism lives

a consumer (animal) that eats only plants

the way in which living organisms depend on each other to survive, grow, and reproduce

a particular place or role that an organism has in an ecosystem

a consumer (animal) that eats both plants and animals

a group of the same species living in an area

an animal that hunts and eats other animals

an animal that is hunted and eaten by other animals

green plant/algae that makes its own food using photosynthesis & sunlight

food, water, space, and mates

light, water, space, and minerals

fast, strong, and quick to spot prey

eaten by, transfer of energy

numbers of predators/prey, disease, pollution, and competition