biology unit 8

4. An animal that eats only plants.
6. the scientific study of interactions among and between organisms and their physical environment.
8. animals that consume and break down dead organic material and excrete nutrients back into the ecosystem.
9. a consumer that only eats meat
10. A symbiotic relationship between two species in which one species benefits while the other is not affected
11. a geographic area where plants, animals, and other organisms, as well as weather and landscape, work together to form a bubble of life.
15. interaction in which one organism captures and feeds on another organism.
16. where an organism lives and what it does there
17. a group of organisms, all of the same species that live in a specific area.
18. a symbiotic relationship where one organism, a parasite, benefits at the expense of another, a host.
19. organic matter that can be used to obtain energy.

1. a large region characterized by a specific type of climate and certain types of plants and animal communities
2. an environment in which a species normally lives or the location of a living organism
3. part of earth in which life exists including lands, water, air or atmosphere
5. a group of populations living and interacting with each other in an area
7. a kind of animal that eats either other animals or plants
8. An organism that feeds on and breaks down dead plant or animal matter
12. A close relationship between two species that benefits at least one of the species.
13. A relationship in which both plants/animals benefi
14. organisms that can interbreed with each other & produce fertile offspring