Vocabulary Quiz 37

2. The reliance of two or more organisms upon each other for survival.
4. Organisms that consume plants and animals
6. Plants that use the sun's energy to grow and serve as food for other organisms
8. Animals that feed on other animals
9. Any living thing such as plant, animal, or microbe
10. A unit of living organisms and non-living elements that interact

1. A consumer organism that feeds primarily on plant matter
3. Organisms that get their energy from feeding on other organisms
5. The transfer of food energy through a series of organisms as each one is fed upon by the next – from producers to consumers.
7. Organisms that break down dead materials into simpler forms, such as fungi, insects, and bacteria