ecology introduction

2. the position of an organism in the food chain
5. a larger organism that harbors a smaller organism
6. association between 2 different organisms where one benefits at the other expense
9. you're one
12. an organism that mostly consumes decaying biomass ex: rotting plants+meat
14. organism that eats plants + animals
18. an organism that cant produce its own food and must eat other plants/ animals to get energy
19. an organism, often a bacterium,fungus,or invertebrate that feeds on and breaks down dead plants/ animal matter making organic nutrients available to the ecosystem
22. organisms that hunt and kill other organism for food
23. an organism that eats other plants/ animals for energy
24. an organism that mostly feeds on plants

1. a linear sequence of organisms through witch nutrients and energy pass as one organism eats another
3. you live in one and interact in it
4. grows and decreases based off birth/death
6. organisms that make their own food
7. an organism that mostly eats meat/ flesh of other animals
8. encompasses all organisms on earth
10. study of organisms
11. a non-living part of an ecosystem that shape the environment
13. a community of living organisms
15. the living components (organisms) that shape the environment
16. all of the food chains in an ecosystem
17. animals that are killed + eaten by other animals
20. a natural home/environment of an organism
21. an organism that can produce its own food using light, water, carbon dioxide, and other chemicals