Question

Meaning of all of these words below (Will be appreciated! I really need help! 30points!!! ^^):

autotroph, heterotroph, producer, consumer, herbivore, carnivore, omnivore, scavenger, ecosystem, population, community, terrestrial ecosystem, marine ecosystem, aquatic ecosystem, biotic factor, abiotic factor, predator, prey, predation, competition, carrying capacity, limiting factor, decomposer

Answer 1

Autotroph: organism that is able to form a neutral organic substances heterotroph: an animal that can't make its own food supply producer: a person, company, or country that makes, grows and supplies goods consumer: a person or thing that eats or uses something herbivor: animal that eats off of plants carnivore: animal that eats meat or skin omnivore: animal that eats both plants and meat scavenger: a person who looks for missing items ecosystem: where organisms call home population: the number of people/living things in one area community: a group of people living around the same place terrestrial ecosystem: group of living organisms living on a land-based area marine ecosystem: under the sea where the salt levels are really high aquatic ecosystem: ecosystem of a body of water biotic factor: a non living part of an ecosystem that shapes an environment abiotic factor: non living physical and chemical elements in the ecosystem predator: an animal hunting for another animal to eat prey: the animal victim of a predator predation: the preying of one animal on others competition: an event or contest that people compete in carrying capacity: a species' average population size limiting factor : anything that is a population size decomposer: an organism that breaks down chemical

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Answer 2

Autotroph -
makes own food using natural objects

Heterotroph - gets food from animals

Producer - makes own food

Consumer - eats other animals

Herbivore - only eats plants

Carnivore - only eats meat/animals

Omnivore - diet of plants and meat/animals

Scavenger - feeds on dead organisms

Ecosystem - environment where organisms interact

Population - group of individuals of the same species living together

Community - interacting group of various species in a common location