Ecosystem Vocabulary Review

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Ecosystem

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An ecosystem is made of living (plants, animals) and non-living (water, soil) things that interact with each other.

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Predators

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Predators are animals that hunt and eat other animals.

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Terrestrial Ecosystems

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Terrestrial ecosystems are land ecosystems, such as forests, deserts, and grasslands.

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Aquatic Ecosystems

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Aquatic ecosystems are water-based ecosystems, including oceans, rivers, and lakes.

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Competition

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Competition is the demand for a resource by two or more organisms, such as food, water, or space.

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Producers

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Producers are organisms, like plants, that make their own food through photosynthesis.

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Consumers

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Consumers are organisms that eat other living things for energy.

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Prey

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Prey are animals that are hunted and eaten by predators.

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Food Chain

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A food chain shows how energy and nutrients flow from one organism to another in an ecosystem.

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Habitat

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A habitat is the natural environment where an organism lives and grows.