| A | B |
|---|
| producer | a living thing that makes its own food |
| consumer | a living thing that eats food |
| herbivore | a consumer that eats only plants |
| carnivore | a consumer that eats only animals |
| omnivore | a consumer that eats both plants and animals |
| prey | an animal that is hunted by others for food |
| predator | a consumer that hunts for food |
| competition | when two or more living things need the same resources |
| decomposer | a living thing that breaks down waste and living things that have died |
| decay | returns certain materials to the soil |
| germs | very small living things or particles (ex: bacteria and viruses) |
| disease | a condition in which the body or part of the body does not work properly |
