Ecosystem

4. an animal that eats both plants and animals
7. describes the role an organism plays in a community
9. all the living organisms that live in a habitat
10. a term used to describe the number and variety of species in an ecosystem
11. a group of organisms of the same species that live in the same area at the same time and can potentially interbreed.
12. these are the living things in an ecosystem
13. an organism that breaks down dead or decaying organisms
14. an animal that is eaten by or falls prey to a predator
15. a place where a plant, animal or microbes lives
18. an animal that only eats plants
19. a complex network of interconnecting and overlapping food chains showing feeding relationships within a community.
20. an organism that can produce its own food using light, water, carbon dioxide, or other chemicals.

1. the surroundings of a living thing, including weather conditions
2. a community of living organisms interacting with their non-living environment
3. main source of energy
5. there are the non-living things in an ecosystem
6. organisms that consume dead and decaying organic matter known as detritus to obtain energy and nutrition
8. an animal that only eats other animals
11. an animal that feeds or preys on another animal
16. a series of organisms that eat one another so that energy and nutrients flow from one to the next.
17. another term for consumer