| A | B |
|---|
| biosphere | includes all living things |
| hydrosphere | includes all forms of water |
| atmosphere | includes everything in the air (except living things) |
| geosphere | includes everything on the ground (except living things) |
| biotic | includes all living things that grow and reproduce |
| abiotic | all objects that were never alive |
| habitat | a living thing's "home" that provides what it needs |
| decomposer | gets nutrients by breaking down other living things |
| producer | makes its own food for energy |
| consumer | eats other living things for energy |
| fungi | living things like mushrooms that are decomposers |
| omnivore | animals that eat both plants and animals |
| herbivore | animals that eat only other plants |
| carnivore | animals that only eat other animals |
