Ecosystems Vocabulary

2. process plants use to make glucose using sunlight, air and water
3. diagram showing the direct path of energy from producers to consumers
6. animal that eats only plants
8. green cells that absorb light to make glucose
11. animal that eats other animals
13. a plant that creates energy through photosynthesis
14. a community of organisms that interact with each other and their environment
15. the sun is the primary source of this in an ecosystem
16. a diagram showing interconnecting food chains that illustrate the flow of energy through an ecosystem

1. non-living components of an ecosystem such as water, sunlight, and oxygen
4. organism that breaks down dead plants or animals and returns nutrients to the soil
5. gas plants absorb to create glucose
7. living components of an ecosystem such as plants and animals
9. a type of sugar that is the main source of plant food for growth
10. an organism that consumes, or eats, a plant or animal for energy
12. animal that eats both plants and animals