everything that surrounds a living thing
environment
the way plants use sunlight to make food
photosynthesis
the path of energy in the form of food going from one living thing to another
food chain
any living thing that makes, or produces, its own food (autotroph)
producer
a living thing that eats other living things (heterotroph)
consumer
a living thing that breaks down dead plants and animals
decomposer
an animal that eats mostly plants
herbivore
an animal that eats other animals
carnivore
an animal that eats both plants and animals
omnivore
a way of showing how food chains in any place are linked together
food web
to try to get the same thing that others want or need
compete
any kind of living thing that is too small to be seen with just our eyes
microorganism
any of the smallest kinds of microorganisms
bacteria
a kind of microorganism larger than bacteria
protist
a plantlike living thing that breaks down dead plants and animals
fungus