Ecology Vocab

4. the regions of the surface, atmosphere, and hydrosphere of the earth
6. animal that feeds on other animals
8. chain the series of processes by which food is grown or produced,sold, and eventually consumed
10. an individual animal,plant,or single-celled life form
13. an animal that feeds on carrion,dead plant material, or refuse
17. relating to or having the habitat of a parasite/ caused by or resulting from the effects of parasites
18. the living components (organisms) that shape up the environment
19. an animal that naturally preys on others
22. a interacting group of various species in a common location
23. an animal that is caught and killed by another for food
25. an organism that eats other plants or animals for energy and nutrients

1. Organisms that make their own food
2. a system of interlocking and interdependent food chains
3. non-living part of an ecosystem that shapes it's environment
5. animal that eats both plant and animal
7. an organism that cannot produce its own food and must eat other plants and/or animals to get energy
9. the natural home or environment of an animal,plant, or other organism
11. an animal or plant on or in which a parasite or commensal organism lives
12. animal that feeds on plants
14. an organism that is able to form nutritional organic substances from simple inorganic substances such as carbon dioxide
15. an organism, a soil bacterium, fungus, or invertebrae, that decomposes organic material
16. a particular section, group,or type of people or animals in an area
20. The study of organisms and how they interact with the environment around them
21. the position of an organism in the food chain
24. a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment