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Summer Ecology Interactions

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AnimalsA living organism that can move and find food.
PlantsA living organism that uses the sun's energy to make its own food.
DecomposersA living organism that breaks down dead plants and animals.
EcosystemA specific area where living and non-living organisms interact with one another.
ProducerA plant. Uses the sun's energy to make food.
ConsumerAn animal. Eats plants or other animals to get energy.
ScavengerFinds and eats dead organisms.
PredatorHunts living animals to eat them.
PreyHunted by predators and eaten.
HerbivoreAn animal that only eats plants.
CarnivoreAn animal that only eats other animals.
OmnivoreAn animal that eats both plants and animals.
InteractionsThe effect that two or more organisms have on each other.
CompetitionWhen organisms fight over the same resources (food, water, shelter, mates)
FoodSomething eaten by an animal. A resource needed to survive.
WaterLiquid an animal drinks. A resource needed to survive.
ShelterA place to hide. A resource needed to survive.
MateAnother of the same kind to reproduce with. A resource needed for the species to survive.
MutualismA relationship between two organisms. Benefits both of them.
CommensalismA relationship between two organisms. Benefits one, the other is neutral.
ParasitismA relationship between two organisms. Benefits one, harms the other.
HarmfulSomething that can cause sickness or death to an organism.
BeneficialSomething that helps the organisms stay healthy and alive.
ToleranceAn organism's ability to survive in difficult conditions.
Food WebA diagram that shows the flow of food, mass and energy in an ecosystem.
ImpactThe effect that one thing has on another.



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