| A | B |
|---|
| predator | consumers that capture and eat other consumers |
| prey | a consumer captured and eaten by another consumer |
| consumer | cannot make their own energy-rich molecules |
| competition | When two or more individuals or populations try to use the same resource, such as food, water or shelter |
| habitat | The place in which the organism lives. |
| limiting factors | Anything that restricts the number of individuals in a population. |
| carrying capacity | It is the largest number of individuals of one species that an ecosystem can support over time. |
| niche | An organisms role in its environment. |
| commensalism | a symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is unaffected. |
| mutualism | a symbiotic relationship in which both organisms benefit |
| symbiosis | This is a close, long-term association between two or more species. |
| parasitism | A symbiotic association in which one organism benefits while the other is harmed. |
| coevolution | When a long-term change takes place in to species because of their close interactions with one another |
| adaptation | Any structure, process, or behavior that helps an organism survive in its environment. |
