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| the scientific study of interactions among organisms and between organisms and their environment, or surroundings |
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| combined portions of the planet which all of life exists, including land, water, and air, or atmosphere |
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| a group of organisms so similar to one another that they can breed and produce fertile offspring |
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| groups of individuals that belong to the same species and live in the same area |
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| assemblages of different populations that live together in a defined area |
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| collection of all the organisms that live in a particular place, together with their non-living , or physical environment |
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| a group of ecosystems that hav the same climate and similar dominate communities |
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| only plants, some algae, and certain bacteria can capture enery from sunlight or chemicals and use that energy to produce food |
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| organisms that can make their own food |
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| organisms that use light energey to power chemical reactions that convert carbon dioxide and water into oxygen and energy rich carbohydrates such as sugars and starches |
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| when organisms use chemical enery to produe carbohydrates |
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| organisms that rely on other organisms for their engery and food supply |
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| eats both plants and animals |
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| feed on plant and animal remains and othe dead matter |
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| breaks down organic matter |
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| a series of steps in which organisms transfer engery by eating and being eaten |
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| links all the food chains in an ecosystem together |
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| each step in a food chain or a food web |
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| a diagram that shows the relative amounts of energy or matter contained within each trophic level in a food chain or food web |
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