Decomposition: the state or process of rotting

Biotic factor: any living component that affects the population of another organism, or the environment.

Stage 2 of my plants (basil)

Something made of cellulose: Trees contain cellulose

Cellular respiration: a set of metabolic reactions and processes that take place in the cells of organisms to convert biochemical energy from nutrients into adenosine triphosphate (ATP)

Dicot leaf:If a plant has two seed leaves, it falls into the group dicotyledon, or dicot for short.

Monocot leaf:If a plant has one seed leaf, or cotyledon, it falls into the group monocotyledon, or monocot for short.

Non-flying insect: any of a group of small and often winged animals that are arthropods having six jointed legs and a body formed of a head, thorax, and abdomen

Fruit:the sweet and fleshy product of a tree or other plant that contains seed and can be eaten as food.

Feather: any of the flat appendages growing from a bird's skin

Bird:a warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrate distinguished by the possession of feathers, wings, and a beak and usually being able to fly.

Flower: sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in plants that are floral 

Primary Consumer:Primary consumers are usually herbivores, feeding on plants and fungus.

Arthropod: an invertebrate animal of the large phylum arthropoda, such as an insect, spider, or crustacean.

Growth rings: a concentric layer of wood, shell, or bone developed during an annual or other regular period of growth.

Community:an interacting group of various species in a common location.

Lizard:a cold-blooded vertebrate of a class that includes snakes, lizards, crocodiles, turtles, and tortoises

Moss:Mosses are small flowerless plants that typically grow in dense green clumps or mats, often in damp or shady locations.

First day my plants (basil) sprouted

Autotroph: an organism with ability to provide itself with a source of food from light energy or chemical energy

Fish:  Any of numerous cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates characteristically having fins, gills, and a streamlined body

Population: A group of individuals belonging to the same species in the same region at the same time