Ecology vocab

2. region of the surface, atmosphere and hydrosphere of the earth
4. all things living in an ecosystem, area, or region
5. living as a parasite
6. a sequence with one organism to another
8. organisms that make things
10. all living components of a ecosystem
11. eats both plants and animals
12. they buy and eat the goods a producer makes
14. a diagram that shows the feeding relationships with different organisms in an ecosystem
16. made up of plants and animals where animals live
17. an organism that provides nourishment and a shelter for a parasite to live in
20. organism that is able to form nutritional organic substances
21. an organism that breaks down dead bodies for example a worm or mushroom
22. a threat to prey
23. an organism deriving it's nutrition requirements from organic complex substances

1. a non living, physical, or chemical element within an ecosystem.
3. type of bio that deals w/ relations of organisms to one another and their physical surroundings
7. only eats plants
9. an organism that scavenges or looks for deceased carcass such as a vulture
12. made of people organisms
13. the area animals/ organisms live in
15. only eats meat
18. a living breathing thing
19. one of the levels in the ecosystem
22. an animal that is hunted and killed by another animal for food