Living Systems Vocab

These are microorganisms that act as decomposers.

• trees

• bacteria

• fish

• algae

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

This is the system of interacting living organisms on Earth.

• biosphere

• atmosphere

• geosphere

• thermosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

This is an animal that eats other animals.

• herbivore

• omnivore

• anivore

• carnivore

This is an organism that cannot make its own food so it needs to eat other organisms.

• Producer

• Consumer

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

This is an organism that breaks down plant and animal material into simple chemicals.

• producer

• consumer

• decomposer

• omnivore

A community of organisms that interact with each other and with the nonliving environment is called...

• a geosphere

• an ecosystem

• an herbivore

• a microorganism

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Microscopic organisms such as bacteria or fungi

• microorganisms

• consumers

• herbivores

• ecosystems

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

An animal that eats both plants and other animals.

• carnivore

• fungus

• producer

• omnivore

This describes all the feeding relationships of organisms in a particular ecosystem with arrows showing the flow of energy and materials.

• biosphere

• food web

• ecosystem

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

An animal that eats only plants.

• Carnivore

• Decomposer

• Herbivore

• Fungus