Food Webs/Matter Cycles Vocab

Front

Overlapping food chains?

Back

food web

Front

Single living thing?

Back

organism

Front

Movement of energy between organisms

Back

food chain

Front

All living and nonliving things in an area?

Back

ecosystem

Front

Organisms that break down dead matter and recycle nutrients?

Back

decomposer

Front

Organisms that make their own food, usually by photosynthesis?

Back

producer

Front

Animal that eats only other animals?

Back

carnivore

Front

Organism that eats others for energy and nutrients?

Back

consumer

Front

Animal that eats both plants and animals?

Back

omnivore

Front

Animal that eats only plants?

Back

herbivore