Ecology Vocabulary Pt.2

3. An organism, like fungi or bacteria, that breaks down dead matter.
6. A diagram showing the flow of energy through trophic levels in a ecosystem.
7. The role and position a species has in its environment.
8. An organism that makes its own food through photosynthesis or chemosynthesis.
11. A complex network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem.
12. A non-living component of an ecosystem, like water, temperature, and soil.
13. An organism that cannot produce its own food and relies on consuming others.
14. The study of interactions between organisms and their environment.
15. An organism that produces its own food using sunlight or chemical energy.
17. A large geographic region with similar climate, plants, and animals.
18. A community of organisms and their physical environment interacting as a system.
20. A close and long-term interaction between different species.

1. The variety of life in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
2. A living component of an ecosystem, such as plants and animals.
4. A position in a food chain or food web, representing energy flow.
5. The movement of elements and compounds through living and non-living systems.
9. The total mass of living organisms in a given area.
10. The natural environment where an organism lives.
16. A group of different species living in the same area and interacting.
19. An organism that obtains energy by eating other organisms.