Ecology Vocab

1. An organism that can produce its own food using light, water, carbon dioxide, or other chemicals
3. A community of living organisms (plants, animals and microbes) in a particular area
6. a complex network of interconnecting and overlapping food chains showing feeding relationships within a community
7. animals that are killed and eaten by other animals
8. An interacting group of various species in a common location
9. organisms that hunt and kill other organisms for food
10. a linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass as one organism eats another
13. Organisms that make their own food
15. The natural home or environment of a plant, animal, or other organism
18. The region of the earth that encompasses all living organisms: plants, animals and bacteria
20. An individual plant, animal, or single celled organism
21. An organism that mostly feeds on plants
23. a non-living part of an ecosystem that shapes its environment

2. The position of an organism in the food chain
4. An organism that generally obtains food by feeding on other organisms or organic matter
5. An organism that eats other plants or animals for energy and nutrients
8. An organism that mostly eats meat, or the flesh of animals
11. a larger organism that harbours a smaller organism
12. Association between two different organisms wherein one benefits at the expense of the other
14. an organism that mostly consumes decaying biomass, such as meat or rotting plant material
16. any organism that breaks down or eats decaying material for its energy source
17. the living components (organisms) that shape up the environment
19. Natural Science of living organism in their environment
22. An organism that eats plants and animals