| A | B |
|---|
| species | A group of organisms that have similar characteristics that can reproduce fertile offspring |
| population | Group of the same species that are all competing for the same limited resources – water, shelter, food, mates |
| community | Groups of populations living in the same area competing for the same limited resources except mates |
| interspecific | between populations |
| intraspecific | within the populations |
| ecosystem | A group of communities living in the same area competing for space and general resources |
| producer | Plants – can make their own food |
| Primary consumer | Eats producers (plants) cows, deer, rabbits, mice |
| Secondary consumer | Eats primary consumers – fox – snake - humans |
| Third consumer Tertiary | Eats both primary and secondary consumers – humans, |
| Herbivore | Plant eater – horse, buffalo, elk, rabbit, mice, cows |
| Carnivore | Meat eater - wolf, lion - shark |
| Omnivore | Eats both plants and animals – bears, raccoons humans |
| Scavenger | Eats dead things – crows, raccoons, turkey buzzards, coyotes |
| decomposer | Worms, bacteria, fungi, Break apart what’s left after the scavengers |
| Biome | Groups of ecosystems – similar climate and geographic area |
| biosphere | All the worlds biomes together- anyplace on, in, or under or above the Earth where life is found |
