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Producer
An organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms
Consumer
A consumer that eats only animals.
Carnivore
A consumer that eats only plants.
Herbivore
An animal that eats both plants and animals
An organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms
Decomposer
A carnivore that feeds on the bodies of dead organisms
Scavenger
A community of organisms where there are several interrelated food chains
A series of events in which one organism eats another and obtains energy.
Food Chain
A diagram that shows the amount of energy that moves from one feeding level to another in a food web
Energy Pyramid
nonliving parts of an ecosystem
Abiotic Factors
inherited characteristic that increases an organism's chance of survival
Adaptation
Having to do with the sense of hearing
Auditory
A living part of an ecosystem
Biotic Factors
The study of how living things interact with each other and their environment
Ecology
All the different populations that live together in an area
Community
A community of organisms and their abiotic environment
Ecosystem
Place where an organism lives
Habitat
A group of similar organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring.
Species
A group of individuals that belong to the same species and live in the same area
Population
A relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is unaffected
Commensalism
A relationship between two species in which both species benefit
Mutualism
A relationship between two organisms of different species where one benefits and the other is harmed
Parasitism
Chemical signals released by an animal that communicate information and affect the behavior of other animals of the same species.
Pheromones
A close relationship between two species that benefits at least one of the species.
Symbiosis