38 points match the vocabulary words with their correct definitions. question 1 options: the nonliving components of an ecosystem a factor in an environment that controls the growth or abundance of a species. the pathway along which food is transferred from one trophic level to the next, beginning with producers the living organisms in an ecosystem an autotroph capable of receiving energy through the process of photosynthesis an organism that generally receives energy from eating other organisms non-native species disrupting and replacing native species the role of an organism within an ecosystem 1. biotic 2. abiotic 3. niche 4. food chain 5. limiting factor 6. invasive species 7. producer 8. consumer