A | B |
chlorophyll | a green material in plants that traps energy from sunlight and gives plants a green color |
carbon dioxide | a gas in the air |
photosynthesis | the way in which green plants trap the sun's energy and use it to change carbon dioxide and water into sugar |
producer | a living thing that can use sunlight to make sugars |
consumer | a living thang that depends on producers for food |
herbivore | a consumer that eats only producers |
carnivore | a consumer that eats only other consumers |
omnivore | a consumer that eats producers and other consumers |
food chain | the path energy and materials take in a community |
predator | a consumer that hunts, kills, and eats other animals |
prey | the animal that predators hunt and eat |
decomposer | a consumer that puts materials from dead plants back inot soil, air, and water |
algae | a group of producers that live in the oceans and other water |
food web | the flow of energy and materials through food chains that are connected |
pollution | the addition of harmful substances to a community |