B16 Chap.5 lesson 2 Flashcards
food chain
a series of organism each dependent on the next for a source of food
food web
a system of interlocking food chains
herbivore
an animal that feeds on plants
carnivore
an animal that feeds on other animals
predator
an animal that naturally preys on others
prey
an animal that is hunted by others for food
scavenger
an animal that feeds of another animal’s remains
omnivore
An animal that eats both plants and animals
symbiosis
a relationship two organism that interact over time
mutualism
a relationship between two kinds of organisms that benefit both
parasitism
a relationship in which one organism lives on or in another organism
commensilism
a relationship between two kinds of organisms in which one benefits and one is not effected