Ecosystems Vocabulary

4. must eat food to get energy
8. consumer that eats dead/decaying organic matter
9. matter that is or was alive
10. consumer that eats only animals (meat)
12. process that plants use to make their own food
14. five basic needs for all living organisms are food, water, air, shelter,& __

1. all plants are considered this because they make their own food
2. consumer that eats both animals and plants
3. diagram that shows the order in which organisms depend on each other for food
5. main source of energy for all ecosystems
6. diagram that connects all food chains in an ecosystem
7. scientists who study ecosystems
11. break down food into small pieces
13. consumer that eats only plants