Ecology Vocabulary

3. Level : A specific level in an ecosystem based on the organism's source of energy (pyramid)
4. Chain : The path of energy through the trophic levels (what eats what)
7. : A group of populations that interact in the same area.
10. : Organisms that consume other animals for food
11. : Two or more organisms that live together in a close association with each other, and how they interact.
12. : Number of Species living within an ecosystem
14. : Organisms that consume producers for food eg. consumers
15. : Organisms of one species living in the same place at the same time.
17. : The study of how living things interact with each other and their environment.
19. : Animals that eat plants or other primary producers (2nd trophic level)
21. : A symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit.

1. : eg. water, sunlight, currents, temperature
2. : The act of one organism feeding on another
5. : eg. micro organisms, plants, fungi, and animals
6. : A symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits and the other neither harmed nor helped.
7. : Animals that eat other animals for food (third trophic level)
8. : Organisms that capture energy from the sun for their food (plants)
9. : Animals that eat both plants and animals (humans)
13. : Organisms that obtain energy from decomposing matter and release nutrients back into the environment.
15. : A symbiotic relationship where one organism usually lives or feeds on another organism (the host).
16. : Organisms that make their own food, eg. producers
17. : A level of Organization: All biotic and abiotic things that interact in an area.
18. : A place where a particular organism lives
20. : A geographical area that share a similar climate.