Scientific Vocabulary

1. Biotic:  scientific word for living things.
2. Abiotic: scientific word for non-living things.
3. Consumers: livings things that feed on other living things.
4. Decomposers: living things that break down dead elements into smaller pieces.
5. Producers:  living things (plants) that can make their own food/energy.
6. Scavengers:  biotic elements that feed off animals that are already dead.
7. Microorganisms: living things that are too small to be seen without a microscope.
8. Populations: the total number of specific species of living things.
9. Communities: a group of living things who live in the same area or have many similarities.
10. Interactions: actions that are done between biotic and abiotic elements.