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Ecosystems 9-19
Term | Definition |
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biomass | the amount of living matter in a habitat |
autotroph | another name for producer- it makes its own food |
trophic level | shows how much energy in the food chain |
niche | the role an organism has in an ecosystem |
primary consumer | another name for herbivore- eats only plants |
secondary consumer | they eat herbivores (primary consumers) and are the second ones to eat |
tertiary consumer | they are the top consumers |
decomposer | eat decayed organisms and return nutrients to the soil |
abiotic | nonliving factors in an ecosystem |
biotic | all the living factors in an ecosystem |
ecosystem | all of the abiotic and biotic factors coming together in a given area |
food chain | how energy flows in an ecosystem through one path |
food web | overlapping food chains that show the energy flow and interaction among organisms |
detrivore | an organism that feeds on dead organic matter ( a type of decomposer) |