Ecosystems and Organisms

A producer is an organism that makes its own food, such as a plant.

A consumer is an organism that eats another organism.

A predator is an animal that hunts, eats, or kills other animals.

<p>Prey is an animal that is eaten by another animal.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An ecosystem is a place consisting of all the organisms and physical factors.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A carnivore is an animal that eats other animals, a herbivore is an animal that feeds on plants, and an omnivore is an animal that eats both animals and plants.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Decomposers are organisms that break down dead animals or plants. They play a vital role in recycling nutrients back into the ecosystem.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A habitat is a place or an area where an organism lives.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A population is a group of the same organisms in an ecosystem. For example, a population of deer in a forest.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A food chain is a series of organisms that are linked by their feeding relationships. Organisms are linked in a food chain based on who eats whom.</p> Signup and view all the answers