Ecosystems

2. An organism that obtains energy by breaking down dead matter and animal waste.
4. A living or once-living component of an ecosystem (e.g., plants, animals, bacteria).
5. A non living physical or chemical factor in an ecosystem (e.g., sunlight, water, climate).
7. The specific physical place where an organism lives and obtains its needs.
8. An organism that makes its own food using energy from the sun; the base of the food chain.
9. All the different populations of various species that live and interact together in the same area.
10. A consumer that eats only plants to obtain its energy.

1. A group of individuals belonging to the same species living in the same area at the same time.
3. An animal that naturally eats both plants and other animals.
6. An organism that feeds exclusively on other animals.