Ecology Vocab Assignment

5. organisms which can make their own food
9. organisms which consume other organisms
10. the interconnection of food chains
11. an organism which only eats animal foods (meat)
13. an organism which decomposes organic material
14. a non-living thing which shapes their environment
17. organisms which consume other organisms to gain energy, one of the trophic levels
19. a living thing
20. an organism which has a parasite living in/on it
21. an organism which gets food from both plant & animal sources
22. a group of individuals of the same species living & breeding within a given area

1. the region above, below & on Earth's surface in which life exists
2. an animal which hunts other animals and eats their flesh
3. community of living organisms in a particular area
4. an animal which eats carrion, or dead plant material
6. an animal which is eaten by a predator
7. organisms which shape their environment
8. organisms which can make their own food, one of the trophic levels
10. a series of organisms each dependent on the next as a source of food
12. a group of species which are commonly found together
15. the position of an organism in the food chain
16. the branch of biology which pertains to the relationship of organisms and their environments
18. the natural home of an organism
20. an organism which only eats plant foods
22. an organism which is parasitic is an organism which relies on another organism to sustain itself