| A | B |
|---|
| cooperation | work together |
| limiting factor | prevents full size |
| herbivore | eats plants |
| omnivore | eats plants and animals |
| carnivore | eats animals |
| food chain | shows path of energy |
| food web | shows feeding relationships |
| biotic factor | actions of living things |
| abiotic factor | effects of nonliving things |
| eutrophication | increase in nutrients in water |
| succession | replacement of 1 community for another |
| climax community | dominating, well adapted species |
| pioneer species | first species to colonize an area |
| biodiversity | variety of organisms |
| urbanization | increase of urban populations |
| stewardship | careful and responsible management |
| conservation | preservation of a resource |
| exotic species | non-native species |
| niche | role in a community |
| threatened species | population becoming increasingly low |
| endangered species | in danger of becoming extinct |
| producer | converts suns energy to sugar |
| consumer | eats another organism for energy |
| decomposer | breaks down waste or dead organisms |
| biome | large region with similar communities and climate |
| ecosystem | community of organisms and their environment |
| population | number of organisms in a location |
| carrying capacity | number of organisms a community can support |
| competition | two or more organisms depending on same resource |
| resource | supply needed to live |
