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what 6 things do organisms need to live
sunlight, water, air, food, tempurature and shelter
what is a producer
Plants make their own energy (in the form of sugar) through a process called photosynthesis.
what is mutulisam
organisms interact and both benifit
What would be some living parts of an environment?
Plants, Animals, Birds, Fish, Insects, Bacteria
what is a consumer
Organisms that eat other organisms for energy.
what is Commensalism
organisms interact and one benifit and the other is unaffected
what are species
organisms of the same type that can reproduce to create offspring (e.g., fish, deer).
what are herbivours and carnivours
herbivours: Organisms that eat plants for energy.
carnivours: Organisms that eat animals for energy.
what is Parasitism
organisms interact, one benifits and the other is harmed
what is population
all the members of one species living in an area (e.g., all the turtles, all
A food chain is a model to show how energy and nutrients flow from one organism to another in an ecosystem.
what is Predatism
One organism (predator) hunts another organism (prey) for food. One benefits while the other is killed .
what is commuity
all the different populations living in an area (e.g., all the deer, fish, frogs, hawks, turtles, ferns, water lilies).
what is a food web
A food web is a model that shows the connections between several different food chains.
what is Competition
Organisms compete for resources (i.e., food, water, mate, space, shelter), and both are potentially harmed .