Natural Resources Review (7th)

Front

What are organisms that get energy by feeding on other organisms called?

Back

Consumer

Front

What term describes communities of interacting organisms?

Back

Ecosystem

Front

What are organisms that feed on dead bodies as their MAIN energy source?

Back

Scavenger

Front

What do we call nonliving factors in an environment?

Back

Abiotic Factors

Front

Is runoff the gradual washing away of soil?

Back

False

Front

What is the term for organisms that produce their own food using sunlight?

Back

Producer

Front

What is the process called where plants convert sunlight into energy?

Back

Photosynthesis

Front

What is the term for the variety of life in a particular habitat or ecosystem?

Back

Biodiversity

Front

What are the living components of an ecosystem called?

Back

Biotic Factors

Front

What is the term for the natural process of breaking down organic matter?

Back

Decomposition