Ecology I Vocabulary

1. A group of similar organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring.
5. recycles dead animals and plants back into the environment
8. relationship where one organism benefits, while the other one is not affected. (+/0)
10. make their own food using the sun (producer)
11. eats plants (herbivore)
13. nothing eats it, top of food chain
15. Independent Factors that equally likely to affect crowded populations/nor crowded
17. Factors that affect crowded populations more
19. When an organism of one species eats an organism of a different species
23. A behavior or physical characteristic that helps an organism survive in its environment
24. Several populations of different species interacting with each other in a given area
25. The status or role of an organism within its, environment; what it does to survive

2. Living things interacting with each other and their non-living environment
3. Close interactions between two species
4. eats herbivores
6. Scientific study of interactions among organisms and between organisms/environment
7. A group of individuals of the same species in a given area
9. Place where an organism lives
12. Web All of the feeding relationships in an ecosystem
14. eat other organisms for their energy
16. Single living thing; Most basic/specific level of ecology
18. relationship where one organism benefits, while the other one is harmed
20. eats plants and animals
21. Symbiotic relationship where both organisms receive a benefit from the interaction
22. All the places on the planet where life can be found