Science Terms

2. a harmful thing that has negative effects on organisms and can be poisonous, also has many different forms
4. a consumer that eats plants or decomposers
6. an animal that only eats meat
7. a group of different species in an area
9. a chain that shows where each organism involved gets their energy
10. a factor in an ecosystem that is living or once lived
12. a system of biotic and abiotic factors
15. an animal that eats a variety of foods
16. an organism that gets its energy from the sun
18. an animal that only eats plants
20. any living thing
21. the process that plants go through in order to make food for themselves
23. a symbiotic relationship in which one benefits while the other is unaffected
24. a symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits while the other is harmed
25. a home and/or food source for parasites
26. a consumer that eats primary consumers or plants and primary consumers (carnivore or omnivore)

1. a species that doesn't naturally live in it's habitat and can harm the native organisms there
3. a consumer that eats secondary consumers and primary consumers
5. a factor in an ecosystem that is non-living and has never lived
8. a symbiotic relationship in which both organisms involved benefit from each other
9. two or more food chains mixed together to better show how the process of getting energy works
10. contains all ecosystems
11. an organism that gets its energy from eating other organisms
13. an organism that breaks down dead plants or animals and returns nutrients back to the soil
14. the amount of organisms of a certain species
17. the variety in species in an area
19. the study of ecosystems
22. an organism that harms its host