| A | B |
|---|
| Ecology | interaction of organisms and their environment |
| Habitat | address of the organisms in which they live |
| Abiotic | non living component of an ecosystem |
| Biotic | living component of an ecosystem |
| Niche | the role and/or occupationof the organisms in which they live |
| Autotroph | considered as plants or producers, |
| Heterotroph | considered as animals or consumers |
| Decomposer | breaks down decomposing organisms |
| Producer | makes food through photosynthesis |
| Consumer | organisms that consume food to obtain energy |
| Detritivore | organisma that eat on the remaining flesh of a decomposing organism |
| Primary Consmer | eats the primary producers |
| Limiting Factor | factors that limits the growth of any organisms |
| Food Web | An overlapping food chain |
| Cooperation | organisms who are seen in packs or groups to protect youngs or find food |
| Predation | An act of hunting or killing of a prey by a predator; occurs between different organism |
| Symbiosis | organisms are in close assosciation; organisms might benefit or harmed from the assosciation |
| Competition | organisms competing for food, light, space, territory |
| Commensalism | one organism is neither harmed or benefited |
| Mutualism | both organisms benefit |
| Parasitism | one organism is harmed while the other benefits |
| Herbivore | eats plants |
| Carnivore | eats meats |
| Omnivore | eats plants and meats |
