b 16 Flashcards
food chain
the path of the energy in food from one organism to another
food web
the overlapping food chains in an ecosystem
herbivore
an animal that eats plants,algae and other producers
carnivore
an animal that eats another animal
predator
an animal that hunts other animal for food
prey
a living thing that is hunted for food
scavenger
a meat eating animal that feeds on the remains of dead animals
omnivore
an animal that eats both plants and animals
symbiosis
a relationship between two kinds of organisms that lasts over time
mutualism
a relationship between two kinds of organisms the benefits both
parasitism
a relationship in witch one organism lives in or on another organism and benefits from that relationship while the other organism may be harmed by it.
commensalism
a relationship between two kinds of organism that benefits one without harming the other.