Animal Interactions
This occurs when animals kill other animals for food.
Predation
These organisms make their own food through a process called photosynthesis.
Producers
This type of organism harms the organism from which it gains a benefit.
Parasite
This layer of the Earth lies just beneath the crust and is known for its semi-fluid properties, allowing tectonic plates to move.
The mantle
This is the collection of all ecosystems and life on planet Earth.
Biosphere
In this interaction, one organism benefits, and the other is unaffected.
Commensalism
This type of organism eats producers.
Primary Consumers
This is the word used to describe how energy moves in an ecosystem.
Food Chain
These are the building blocks of all living organisms, often referred to as the 'basic unit of life.
Cells
This is an ecosystem that is located in water.
Aquatic Ecosystem
In this interaction, one organism is harmed, and the other benefits.
Parasitism
This type of organism eats primary consumers.
Secondary Consumer
This type of organism kills and eats animals from other species.
Predator
This is the term for a substance made of only one type of atom, found on the periodic table.
An element
This is an ecosystem that is located on land.
Terrestrial Ecosystem
In this interaction, two organisms of the SAME species fight for resources.
Intraspecific Competition
This type of organism eats secondary consumers.
Tertiary Consumers
This type of organism is killed by other animals for food.
Prey
This force is what pulls objects toward each other, keeping us grounded on Earth.
Gravity
This is the sphere of earth containing all the air.
Atmosphere
In this interaction, two organisms of DIFFERENT species fight for resources.
Interspecific Competition
This type of organism feeds on the remains of other living things.
Decomposers
This type of organism is harmed by a parasite.
Host
This process, used by plants to convert sunlight into food, is crucial for producing oxygen.
Photosynthesis
This is the sphere of Earth containing all the water.
Hydrosphere