Unit 7 Vocabulary

3. ecological interaction between two or more species where each species has a net benefit.
5. an animal or plant whose nutrition and energy requirements are met by consumption of animal tissues as food.
7. the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period.
8. istinct geographical region with specific climate, vegetation, animal life, and an ecosystem.
10. an animal which feeds on dead organic material, especially plant detritus.
11. of, found in, or produced by the sea.
13. the state of the atmosphere at a place and time
14. the natural interconnection of food chains and a graphical representation of what-eats-what in an ecological community.

1. an animal that feeds on plants.
2. an animal or person that eats food of both plant and animal origin.
4. an organism that lives in or on an organism of another species (its host) and benefits by deriving nutrients at the other's expense.
6. a system formed by organisms in interaction with their environment.
9. all the inhabitants of a particular town, area, or country.
12. basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity.
14. a linear network of links in a food web.