Unit 8

2. A group of individuals of the same species within a community
5. large community of vegetation and wildlife
6. all of the food chains in an ecosystem
9. a non-living part of an ecosystem
11. the study of organisms and how they interact with the environment around them
12. made up of the parts of Earth where life exists
13. a type of symbiotic relationship where all species involved benefit from their interactions
14. the ecological process by which energy is transferred
17. Animal that only eats flesh
18. two or more distinct organisms living together for the benefit of one or both
19. an organism that feeds mostly on plants

1. area where animals live in
3. a non mutual relationship between two organisms in which one benefits at the expense of the other
4. an organism that eats plants and animals
6. linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass as one organism eats another
7. a geographic area where plants, animals, and other organisms
8. an organism that eats other plants or animals for energy and nutrients
10. an association between two organisms in which one benefits and the other
15. the position of an organism in the food chain
16. organism that breaks down dead organic material