Unit 5 part b vocab

4. A biological interaction where one organism, the predator, kills and eats another organism, its prey
7. the process by which food is made by bacteria or other living things using chemicals as the energy source, typically in the absence of sunlight
8. a relationship between the two living species in which one organism is benefitted at the expense of the other
10. a relationship between individuals of two species in which one species obtains food or other benefits from the other without either harming or benefiting the latter
13. any green plant or any of various microorganisms that can convert light energy or chemical energy into organic matter
14. reciprocal selective pressures exerted by their interactions with each other
16. An organism, often a bacterium, fungus, or invertebrate that feeds on and breaks down dead plant or animal matter, making organic nutrients available to the ecosystem
18. the role an organism plays in a community
19. the close relationship amongst two different organisms or living things belonging to different species
20. organisms that break-down and feed on dead and decaying organic material

1. a relationship in which both species are mutually benefited
2. It is how tolerable an animal can be based off where it lives
3. the division of resources to avoid interspecific competition for limited resources in an ecosystem
5. an organism that eats plants and animals
6. any organism that does not make its own energy
9. the process by which cells derive energy from glucose
11. A chemical process that occurs in plants, algae, and some types of bacteria, when they are exposed to sunlight
12. the consumption of plant material by animals
15. animals that feed on plants, leaves, fruits & other plant-based food for nutrition
17. an organism that mostly eats meat, or the flesh of animals