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| smallest unit of a living thing |
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| gel like substance that fills a cell |
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| stiff outer wall of a plant cell; provides structure and support |
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| flexible wrapping around the outside of an animal cell; located inside the cell wall of a plant cell |
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| the structures in plants that take energy from the sun light and use it to produce food |
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| contains all of the organisms and their non-living surroundings and how they interact |
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| living factor in an ecosystem |
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| non-living factor in an ecosystem |
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| how energy flows through an ecosystem |
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| all energy starts with... |
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| gets energy directly from the sun; green plants |
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| eats both plants and animals |
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| feeds off the remains of dead organisms |
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| breaks down dead organisms and returns minerals to the soil (fungi, worms..) |
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| eats other organisms to survive |
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| many food chains that are linked together in an ecosystem |
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| special traits, or characteristics that allow an animal to live in its environment |
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| role that an organism plays |
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| special trait allows a bat to hear what others can see |
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| when an animal looks or acts like another animal |
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| to blend in with their environment |
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