Ecosystems Word Search
A free Ecosystems word search you can play straight in the browser. The 12-word list draws on the terms and ideas of a school subject, hidden across a 15×15 grid in every direction. Drag through the letters to mark a word off.
Words to find: ECOSYSTEM, BIODIVERSITY, FOODCHAIN, PREDATOR, PREY, PRODUCER, CONSUMER, DECOMPOSER, HABITAT, NICHE, PHOTOSYNTHESIS, HERBIVORE.
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Ecosystems word list, defined
- ECOSYSTEM /ˈiːkəʊˌsɪstəm/ · noun
- A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment, considered as a functioning unit. By extension, any complex network of interdependent elements that functions as a whole. Related: environment, habitat, biome, biosphere.
- BIODIVERSITY /ˌbaɪoʊdaɪˈvɜːrsəti/ · noun
- The variety of plant and animal life in a particular habitat, ecosystem, or on Earth as a whole, encompassing the diversity of species, genetic variation within species, and the variety of ecosystems themselves. Related: biological variety, ecological richness, species richness, variety of life.
- PREDATOR /ˈprɛdətər/ · noun
- An animal that hunts, kills, and feeds on other animals or their remains. By extension, a person or organization that exploits, victimizes, or preys on others. Related: hunter, carnivore, pursuer, stalker.
- PREY /preɪ/ · noun and verb
- As a noun, prey means an animal hunted by another animal, or a person or thing pursued, victimized, or exploited. As a verb, it means to hunt or seize prey, or figuratively to exploit or victimize someone. Related: victim, quarry, hunted animal, hunt.
- PRODUCER /prəˈduːsər/ · noun
- A person or organization that produces, creates, or supplies goods, services, or content. In the media industry, a producer is the person who oversees the production and financing of films, television programmes, or recordings. Related: creator, maker, manufacturer, generator.
- CONSUMER /kənˈsjuːmə/ (UK), /kənˈsuːmər/ (US) · noun
- A person who purchases goods and services for personal use, as opposed to a producer or seller; more broadly, any organism that obtains energy by consuming other organisms or organic matter. Related: buyer, customer, shopper, purchaser.
- DECOMPOSER /ˌdiːkəmˈpoʊzər/ · noun
- An organism, such as a fungus or bacterium, that breaks down dead organic matter and waste, returning nutrients to the soil or environment. Related: saprotroph, detritivore, scavenger, reducer.
- HABITAT /ˈhæbɪtæt/ · noun
- The natural environment in which an organism or a community of organisms lives. In broader use, a habitat can also mean the characteristic setting or environment associated with a person, group, activity, or development. Related: home, dwelling, environment, surroundings.
- NICHE /ˈniːʃ/ (also /ˈnɪtʃ/ in US usage) · noun
- A specialized but profitable corner of the market or area of demand suited to a particular product or service; more broadly, a comfortable or suitable position in life or employment. In ecology, the role and position a species occupies within its environment. Related: specialty, calling, vocation, corner.
- PHOTOSYNTHESIS /ˌfoʊtoʊˈsɪnθəsɪs/ · noun
- The biological process by which plants, algae, and some bacteria use light energy to convert carbon dioxide and water into glucose and other organic compounds, releasing oxygen as a by-product.
- HERBIVORE /ˈhɜːrbɪvɔːr/ · noun
- An animal that feeds principally on plants or other vegetation. Related: plant-eater, grazer, browser, herbivorous animal.
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