Ecosystems Vocabulary - Part 1

A community of interacting organisms and their environment within a given biome.

• biome

• ecosystem

• habitat

Any living thing such as plants and animals.

• organisms

• energy

• matter

The place where a specific plant or animal lives.

• biome

• ecosystem

• habitat

Organisms that make their own food, which creates energy for them to grow, reproduce, and survive.

• producers

• consumers

• decomposers

The variety of life in a particular habitat or ecosystem.

• matter

• biodiversity

• biome

A large area on Earth that has its own climate, plants, and animals.

• biome

• ecosystem

• habitat

Organisms that have to hunt, gather, and eat their food in order to gain energy.

• producers

• consumers

• decomposers

An organism that gets its energy by breaking down dead organisms.

• producers

• consumers

• decomposers

Anything that has weight and takes up space.

• energy

• matter

• biome

The ability to do work.

• energy

• matter

• biodiversity