Ecology Vocab

2. A linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass as one organism eats another.
3. Nonliving things in an environment
5. Hunts and kills for food
10. The living components that shape up the environment
12. An organism that depends on another organism
13. An organism that eats both meat and plants
15. Feeds on and breaks down dead plant or animal matter
16. The natural home or environment of a plant, andimal, or other organism
18. An organism that only eats meat
19. An organism that creates its own food or energy
20. An organism that eats other plants or animals for energy
21. An organism that eats plants or animals for energy
24. The study of organisms and how they interact with the environment around them
25. Animals that are killed and eaten by predators

1. An organism that mostly consumes decaying biomass
4. A living thing that has an organized structure, can react to stimuli, reproduce, grow, adapt, and maintain homeostasis
6. An organism that can produce its own food using light, water, carbon dioxide, or other chemicals
7. All of the food chains in an ecosystem
8. A group of people with a common characteristic or interest living together with a larger society
9. Benifits at the expense of another organism
11. The position of an organism in the food chain
14. An organism that harbors another organism, inside or near their body, in a symbiotic relationshi
17. The number of people or inhabitants in a country or reigon
22. A community or group of living organisms that live in and interact with each other in a specific environment
23. The reigon of the Earth that encompasses all living organisms: plants, animals, and bacteria