Biodiversity Vocabulary

An organism that eats another organism to get energy

• producer

• consumer

• decomposer

• prey

A system comprising all the biotic and abiotic factors in an area and all the interactions among them

• population

• biodiversity

• ecosystem

• resource

The genetic variation within all populations of a species

• biodiversity

• species diversity

• genetic diversity

• ecological diversity

A group of organisms with similar characteristics that are able to interbreed or exchange genetic material

• species

• population

• biodiversity

• ecosystem

A diagram that shows how food chains are connected in an ecosystem.

• food web

• ecological pyramid

• food chain

• energy pyramid

 

An organism that makes its own food through the process of photosynthesis.

• decomposer

• carnivore

• producer

• herbivore

An organism that breaks down dead organisms and puts the nutrients back into the soil.

• consumer

• producer

• decomposer

• omnivore

 

An animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal.

• predator

• prey

• carnivore

• herbivore

The abundance and richness of a species of organisms

• biodiversity

• species diversity

• genetic diversity

• ecological diversity

The variety of ecosystems found on Earth, and the

variety of interactions among organisms in natural

communities

• biodiversity

• species diversity

• genetic diversity

• ecological diversity