| A | B |
| biotic | living organisms in the environment |
| abiotic | non-living part of the environment |
| habitat | the place in which an organism lives |
| niche | the role of an organism |
| producers | organisms that make their own food (plants) |
| consumers | don't make their own food (animals |
| autotrophs | make their own food |
| heterotrophs | don't make their own food |
| hervivores | plant-eaters |
| omnivores | eat both plants and meat |
| carnivores | meat-eaters |
| predator | kills and eats other animals |
| prey | hunted and eaten by other animals |
| competition | contest over food, water, living space |
| camouflage | allows animals to hide by blending into its surroundings |
| mimicry | one animal copies the appearance or behavior of another organism |