Ecosystems Vocabulary

2. an organism that breaks down organic matter
4. an animal that is hunted and eaten by a predator
6. an animal that eats only plants
8. a group of plants and animals that all have a relationship with each other through what they eat
9. a living thing
10. a biological community of organisms together with their environment
11. the process by which plants convert energy from the sun into food
13. an animal that eats both plants and animals

1. an organism in a food chain that is able to make its own food
3. an animal that only eats other animals
4. an animal that hunts and eats other animals to survive
5. the interconnected feeding relationships within an ecosystem
7. the struggle between organisms of the same or different species for limited resources such as food, light or territory
12. an organism that eats other organisms