Cut-out cards Matching sheet

Print double-sided (flip on the long edge) and cut along the dashed lines. Fronts and backs line up.

Ecology · Fronts · page 1

ecology
ecosystem
community
habitat
diversity
complex
producers
consumers

Ecology · Backs · page 1

A system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their physical environment
The environment as it relates to living organisms
The type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs
A group of people having a religion, ethnic, profession
A compound described in terms of the central atom to which other atoms are bound or coordinated
Noticeable heterogeneity
A person who uses goods or services (plural)
Someone who manufactures something (plural)

Ecology · Fronts · page 2

herbivores
carnivores
omnivores
food web
food chain
photosynthesis
respiration
runoff

Ecology · Backs · page 2

A terrestrial or aquatic flesh-eating mammal (plural)
Any animal that feeds chiefly on grass and other plants (plural)
A community of organisms where there are several interrelated ___ chains
An animal that feeds on both animal and vegetable substances (plural)
How plants make food from sunlight
A community of organisms where each member is eaten in turn by another member
The occurrence of surplus liquid exceeding the limit or capacity
The metabolic processes whereby certain organisms obtain energy from organic molecules

Ecology · Fronts · page 3

evaporation
precipitation
greenhouse

Ecology · Backs · page 3

The quantity of water falling to earth at a specific place within a specified period of time
The process of becoming a vapor
A building with glass walls and roof