B16 Flashcards
food chain
the path of energy in the food from one organism to another
food web
the overlapping food chains in an ecosystem
herbivore
an animal that eats plants, producers, algae, and other producers.
carnivore
the animal that eats only other animals
predetoer
an animal that hunts other animals for food
prey
a living thing that is hunted for food
scavenger
an meat eating animal that eats scraps of dead animals
omnivore
an animal that eats animals and plants
symbiosis
a relationship between two different animals that last over a long amount of time
mutilism
a relationship that benefits both animals
parisiteism
an relationship that means one parasite affects its host for food/one animal gets affected and the other one is benefited.
commensilism
a relationship that affects on animal but does not affect the other