Ecology Vocabuarly

2. symbiosis that is beneficial to both organisms involved.
7. an animal that feeds on flesh.
9. the dependence of two or more people or things on each other.
12. the study of organisms and how they interact with the environment around them.
14. interaction between two different organisms living in close physical association, typically to the advantage of both.
15. a large naturally occurring community of flora and fauna occupying a major habitat,
16. a particular section, group, or type of people or animals living in an area or country.
17. an organism that makes its own food.
19. the strength and vitality required for sustained physical or mental activity.
20. a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.
24. an animal that is caught and killed by another for food.
25. non-living part of an ecosystem that shapes its environment.
27. the regions of the surface, atmosphere, and hydrosphere of the earth
28. an animal or person that eats food of both plant and animal origin.

1. a nonmutual relationship between two organisms in which one benefits at the expense of the other.
3. a group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding
4. an association between two organisms in which one benefits and the other derives neither benefit nor harm.
5. a living organism that shapes its environment
6. the preying of one animal on others.
7. An organism that generally obtains food by feeding on other organisms or organic matter due to lack of the ability to manufacture own food from inorganic sources
8. organism that breaks down dead organic material
10. a system of interlocking and interdependent food chains.
11. the activity or condition of competing.
13. the process of working together to the same end.
17. an animal that naturally preys on others.
18. hierarchical series of organisms each dependent on the next as a source of food.
21. a particular area or place considered together with its inhabitants.
22. a comfortable or suitable position in life or employment.
23. the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.
26. an animal that feeds on plants.