Ecosystems Vocabulary

4. a living organism that gets its energy by eating other living things
5. a model that shows the path of energy as it travels from one organism to the next
7. type of consumer that eats both plants and animals
8. type of consumer that eats only animals
11. a living thing that gets energy by breaking down wastes and dead plants and animals
14. process that plants and algae use to make their own food
15. when organisms come in contact with and affect one another
16. type of consumer that eats only plants
17. animal that hunts other animals for food
18. all of the living and nonliving things in an area

1. all of the living components in an ecosystem
2. a living organism that makes its own food
3. a model that shows the path of energy as it flows throughout an ecosystem
6. the demand for a resource by two or more organisms
9. all of the nonliving components in an ecosystem
10. model that shows the amount of energy as it moves throughout an ecosystem
12. animal that is hunted by other animals for food
13. something a living thing needs to stay alive