1.
a complex of interconnected food chains showing the trophic interactions in an ecosystem _____________________
2.
an organism that is capable of performing photosynthesis, transforming energy from the Sun and using carbon dioxide and water to make food _____________________
3.
an organism that must consume other organisms for nutrients _________________________
4.
organisms, such as bacteria and fungi, that break down the remains of dead plants and animals, without need for internal digestion ____________________
5.
is the transfer of energy from the Sun through the different trophic levels of the biosphere ___________________________
6.
an organism’s position on a food chain _____________________________________________
7.
the ability of a system to do work or produce heat _____________________________________
8.
shows the amount of energy from one feeding level to another in a food web ______________________
9.
the highest taxonomic level, based primarily on ribosomal RNA structure; the three domains are Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya _______________________
10.
the highest level of taxonomic classification beneath that of the three domains ______________________________
11.
is a series of events in which one organism eats another and obtains energy and nutrients _____________________________
