Match the following terms and definitions. 1. major ecological grouping of plants and animals
food chain
biome
environmental factor
decomposers
2. bacteria and fungi that break down dead matter
a state of change in which the end result is equal or
3.
balanced
the basic relationships that show how a community of plants,
animals, and bacteria live and grow and how these living
4. things are dependent on each other as well as the Sun, soil,
and other nonliving parts of their environment; a cycle of
relationships
line of plants and animals that shows the order in which
5.
organisms are eaten
a condition or conditions of the nonliving surroundings, such
6.
as light, temperature, water, and so on
ecosystem
dynamic equilibrium