Non-living parts of ecosystem (air, water, soil, sun)

Largest number of individuals of a particular species that an ecosystem can support over time.

An organism that makes its own food using the energy of the sun, carbon dioxide and water.

An organism that cannot make its own food and therefore needs to eat other organisms.

An organism that consumes wastes and dead organisms.

A complex network of many interconnected food chains and feeding relationships.

An organism that eats other animals.

An organism that eats plants (producers) and animals (consumers).

What is the process called by which plants make their own food?

An animal that searches for and eats dead animals (examples include a turkey vulture or cockroach).

An organism that needs to eat other organisms for food is called a what?

What is an ecosystem?

The process by which consumers and producers use sugar and oxygen to provide energy for all of their actions.

Primary consumers is another term for

Secondary consumer is a term that includes (check all that apply)

Examples of algae include (check all that apply)