Ecology

4. A consumer that feeds on dead animals
5. an animal which feeds on dead organic material, especially plant detritus
6. A non-living component in the environment.
7. the Biotic (living) and Abiotic (non-living) factors in a particular environment.
9. An organism that breaks down dead plant and animal matter into smaller compounds
12. An organism that gets its energy by eating, or consuming, other organisms
14. An organism is a single individual animal, plant, or other living thing.
15. A living organism that shapes its environment.

1. Symbiotic Relationship where both organisms benefit
2. A consumer that feeds on other animals
3. A consumer that feeds on plants or algae
8. Symbiotic Relationship where one benefits and the other isn’t helped or harmed
10. A consumer that feeds on both plants and animals
11. Symbiotic Relationship where two (or more) organisms use the same resource
13. An organism that captures energy from sunlight and changes it into chemical energy; an autotroph.