interactions in Ecosystems
ecosystem
A community of living and non living things in their natural environment
A community of living and non living things in their natural environment
living
Things that do not grow change and reproduce and die, such as plants and animals
Things that do not grow change and reproduce and die, such as plants and animals
Non living
Things that do not grow, change, and reproduce
EX: rocks, water, soil, minerals, air, and sunlight
Things that do not grow, change, and reproduce
EX: rocks, water, soil, minerals, air, and sunlight
organism
Any living thing; plant, animal, fungus, bacteria, etc.
Any living thing; plant, animal, fungus, bacteria, etc.
Producer
An organism that uses mostly sunlight to make its own food for energy
An organism that uses mostly sunlight to make its own food for energy
consumer
An organism that gets energy by eating other organisms
( cannot make its own food )
An organism that gets energy by eating other organisms
( cannot make its own food )
carnivore
An animal that gets energy by only eating other animals
An animal that gets energy by only eating other animals
herbivore
An animal that gets energy only by eating plants
An animal that gets energy only by eating plants
omnivore
An animal that gets energy by eating both plants and animals
An animal that gets energy by eating both plants and animals
Decomposer
An organism that gets energy by using dead organisms, non living material, or waste as food
An organism that gets energy by using dead organisms, non living material, or waste as food
symbiotic/symbiosis
A long term relationship between two different kinds of organisms where one or both receive benefit
A long term relationship between two different kinds of organisms where one or both receive benefit
Scavenger
Consumer that feed on dead animals; such as vultures and hyenas
Consumer that feed on dead animals; such as vultures and hyenas
interdependency
When elements within an ecosystem depend on each other to survive
When elements within an ecosystem depend on each other to survive
Parasite
An organism that lives on or inside another organism and takes nutrients away from the organism (harmful)
An organism that lives on or inside another organism and takes nutrients away from the organism (harmful)