ELL Visual Vocabulary
(Autotroph)
An organism that converts
the sun’s energy into food.
An herbivore. An
organism that eats
producers (plants).
An organism that eats a
primary consumer.
See carnivore
Tertiary
Consumer
A carnivore
that has no
predators.
Bacteria
Decomposer- Organisms that break
down (recycle) dead plants and
animals (organic material).
A diagram
that shows
one
possible
feeding
relationship
in a habitat.
Organisms that eat
only plants.
An organism
that eats
only animals
(meat eater).
Organisms that eat both
plant and animals.
I’m going to
get you!!
An organism that
hunts and eats
another animal.
Somebody
Help Me!
An organism that is
hunted and eaten
by another animal.
The place (environment)
where an organism lives.
Niche
An organisms role
(job) in its habitat or
ecosystem.
The
mushrooms
job is to
recycle
nutrients in
the
ecosystem.
The Crocodile gets its teeth cleaned.
The bird gets a free meal.
Symbiosis
Interactions
between two
different species
The Bee is getting food.
The flower is getting pollinated. of organisms.
Organisms that eat dead animals.
(Carrion)
Organisms that
travel long
distances
during a
particular
season.
An organism
that cannot
make its own
food. It must
eat other
organism to
get energy.
We live in a
temperate
grassland.
A geographical area with its own unique
climate, biotic factors, and abiotic factors.
Algae
All of the
Fish
living
organisms in
Plant
an
environment.
Coral
Light
Water
Rocks
All of the
non-living
factors in an
environment
.
A swarm of
Grasshoppers
The maximum number of organisms
an environment can support.
A community
of organisms
that interact
with each
other and their
environment.
Destruction
and cutting
down of
forests
resulting in
increased
CO2 levels.
Contamination to the environment by
humans.
I’m
Thirsty!
An extended
period of
time when a
region
experiences
little or no
rainfall.
Introduced into the
United States due to
a South American
cargo ship coming
to an Alabama port
in 1918
An organism
that has been
introduced
into a nonnative
ecosystem by
humans.
It’s good to
be home!
An organism (plant or
animal) that lives in a
specific habitat due to
natural causes.
Native or nonnative species
that heavily
colonizes a
particular habitat.
Kudzu was introduced from
Japan into the United
States in 1876 at the
Philadelphia Centennial
Exposition.
Energy source, such as
coal, gasoline, or natural
gas, that is derived from
the remains of ancient
living organisms.
The death
of every
member of
a particular
species.
When plants are exposed to livestock
grazing for extended periods of time, or
without sufficient recovery periods. It
reduces the usefulness of the land and
is one cause of topsoil erosion
A farming method that
helps maintain the
quality of the soil by
reducing the runoff of
water.
Gases, such as
carbon dioxide and
ozone, that result
from the burning of
fossil fuels. These
gases absorb heat,
thereby increasing
the earth’s
temperature
A model
that shows
water is
always in
motion and
changing
states of
matter
A cycle that moves nitrogen slowly between
living things, dead things, the air, soil and water.
A cycle that provides carbon dioxide
for photosynthesis and oxygen for
cellular respiration.
0.1%
energy
1%
energy
10%
energy
100%
energy
A model
that
shows
available
energy at
each
consumer
level.
A model
that
shows
available
energy at
each
consumer
level.
Water
evaporates
through the
leaves of a
plant
When water
droplets become
heavy enough to
fall as rain, sleet,
hail, or snow
An ecological biome
characterized by
minimal rainfall and
warm daytime
temperatures.
An ecological biome
that receives a large
amount of rainfall and
supports the greatest
variety of plants and
animals.
An ecological biome
characterized by low growing
vegetation due to a permanently
frozen layer of sub-soil.
The observed process of change in the types of
plants and animals in an ecological community
over time.
I wish I was tall
like you so I
could reach the
leaves in the top
of a tree.
A factor that
limits the
success of a
particular
species in
an
environment