relationships
What is parasitism
Parasitism is where one organism benefits and the other is harmed
What is a carnivore
A carnivore is a living thing that eats only animals
what is a food chain
a graph that shows energy flowing directly to the animal eating it.
what is a producer
a producer is usually a plant that makes its own food through photosynthesis
what is an individual
a single person or thing
What is mutualism
Mutualism is when both organisms benefit
What is an omnivore
An omnivore is a living thing that eats both plants and animals
what is a food food web
a food web is built up of food chains and mor complex, it shows what animals eat different animals or plants
what is a primary consumer
a primary consumer is an animal that eats these plants for energy, they lose 10% of energy from what the producer had
what is a population
a community of animals, plants, or humans among whose members interbreeding occurs.
What is commensalism
Commensalism is where both organisms are nether harmed or helped
What is an herbivore
a living thing that eats only plants
what is an energy pyramid
it shows the flow of energy through different trophic levels in an ecosystem
what is a secondary consumer
a secondary consumer is an animal that eats other animals and/or plants and loses 10% percent of what the primary consumer had
what is a community
a group of interdependent organisms of different species growing or living together in a specified habitat
trophic levels
refers to a specific position in a food chain or ecological pyramid occupied by a group of organisms that share similar feeding modes
what is a tertiary consumer
a tertiary consumer is usually an apex predator that is a carnivore, but some omnivores are tertiary Comsumers, they lose 10% of the energy secondary consumers had.
what is an ecosystem
a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment
what is a decomposer
a decomposer is an organism that breaks down dead organic materials
what is a biosphere
the regions of the surface, atmosphere, and hydrosphere of the earth occupied by living organisms