A | B |
hibernation | state of inactivity during cold periods |
estivation | state of inactivity during hot periods |
migration | leaving one area and returning upon temperature change |
symbiosis | relationship between 2 organisms |
mutualism | relationship where both organisms benefit |
commensalism | relationship where one organism benefits and the other in unharmed |
parasitism | relationship where one benefits and one is harmed |
herbivore | plant eater |
carnivore | meat eater |
omnivore | eats plants/meats |
food chain | shows how energy flows through an ecosystem |
food web | series of overlapping food chains |
autotroph | producer |
heterotroph | consumer |
producer | makes their own food by photosynthesis |
consumer | relies on producers or other consumers for food |
energy pyramid | shows how energy flows from one level to another |
ecosystem | biotic and abiot factors interacting in a community |
population | one species living in an area at the same time |
community | different populations interacting in an area at the same time |