Term
|
Definition
| An organism that can make it's own food |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| An organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A consumer that only eats grass and other plants |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| An organism that eats both plants AND animals |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A consumer that eats only animals |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A carnivore that feeds on the bodies of dead organisms |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| An organism that breaks down waste and other dead organisms |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A series of events in which one organism eats another and obtains energy |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The pattern of overlapping food chains in an ecosystem |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A diagram that shows the amount of energy that moves from one feeding level to another in a food web. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A group of land ecosystems with similar climates and organisms |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A leafy roof formed by tall trees in a forest |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| An area that receives less than 25 centimeters of rain each year |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A grassland near the equator that receives more than 125 centimeters of rain each year. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| An extremely cold, dry biome |
|
|
