An organism that gets its nutrients from sunlight - the producer in a food chain.

An organism that breaks down organic molecules.

An organism that gets its nutrients by feeding on other organisms - consumers in food chains.

An organism that consumes plant material, or other organisms that photosynthesise. AKA herbivore.

A microorganism that breaks down organic materials.

An organism that feeds on other animals. AKA carnivore.

A group of organisms of different species that all live in the same environment.

A group of individuals that belong to one species in a particular place.

A group of individuals that all feed on the same organism.

An organism that feeds on animals and sea creatures.

An organism that feeds on another organism, killing it before eating it.

An organism that only feeds on plants.

A plant that breaks down material in the soil into nutrients.

A microorganism that lives by breaking down organic compounds into CO2, H2O and mineral ions.

A microorganism that breaks down waste material into O2 and mineral ions.

An organism that feeds on primary consumers. AKA carnivore.

An organism that feeds on waste material by breaking it down.

An organism that feeds on plants. AKA herbivore.

The position of different animals within the food chain.

The height at which an animal lives within an environment.

The position occupied by an organism within a food chain.

An organism that feeds on other organisms off the same species.

An organism that accumulates organic molecules from inorganic molecules e.g. CO2.

An organism that feeds on plants or other photosynthesising organisms.

The organism at the highest trophic level of the food chain.

An organism that can make its own organic compounds, they are at the start of the food chain.

An organism that feeds on plant material.

The rate at which energy is transferred into the organic molecules that make up the new plant biomass.

The rate at which energy is incorporated into organic molecules by an ecosystem.

The rate at which energy is transferred from one trophic level to the next.

The rate at which energy is incorporated into organic molecules by an ecosystem.

The rate at which energy is transferred from one trophic level to the next.

The rate at which energy is transferred into the organic molecules that make up the new plant biomass.

NPP - energy used in respiration.

NPP + energy released by respiration.

NPP + energy used in respiration.

kJmy-1

kJm-1y-2

kJm-2y-1

By respiration.

By photosynthesis.

By feeding.

By heating.

New biomass

Feeding

Heat energy

Faeces/urine

Respiration