Biology Honors Vocab

3. relationship in which one species consumes another different species
8. organism that consumes producers (ex. Plants)
9. species that consumes a different species
11. the first species to colonize a disturbed area
12. the change in species over time
13. organism that consumes detritus
14. competition between the same species
15. distinct characteristics and roles that organisms develop due to competition
17. species that play important role in community (ex. Coral reef)
18. total mass of organisms at each trophic level
21. living aspects of environment
23. autotroph who makes foods from chemical compounds
24. physical environment in which a species lives
26. ecological succession in a formerly inhabited area
28. early ecological view that succession ends with final stable stage
29. the role of a species in its ecosystems
30. an organism who consumes animals
31. relationship where one species benefits and the other is harmed
32. organism that breaks down waste of other organisms for food
35. study of how living things interact with each other in the environment
36. species that parasite uses for resources

1. ecological succession in an area that has never been colonized
2. single pathway through which energy flows through an ecosystem
4. waste that collects on soil
5. species that is consumed by another different species
6. hierarchy in food chain
7. organism that uses other organism's resources for its unfair benefit
10. idea that two different species cannot occupy same niche in same place for very long
16. nonliving aspects of environment
19. relationship where both species benefit
20. autotroph who makes food from sunlight
22. multiple pathways through which energy flows through an ecosystem
25. relationship where one species benefits and other is unaffected
27. organisms that eat organic matter left by other decomposers (ex. Fungi)
33. organism that consumes both plants and animals
34. organism that consumes the soft tissues of dead animals