B16 Interaction Among Living Things Flashcards
food chain
the path of energy in food from one organism to another
food web
the path of energy in food from one organism to another
herbivore
An animal that eats plants,algae, and other producers
carnivore
An animal that eats another animal
predator
An animal that hurts an other animal
prey
a living thing that is hunted for food
scavenger
a meat eating animal that feeds no the remains of dead animals
onmivore
an animal that eats both plants and animal
symbiosis
a relationship between two kinds of organism that lasts over time
mutualism
a relationship between two kinds of organism that benefit both
parasitism
a relationship which one organism lives in or on another organism and benefits from that relationship while the other organism may be harmed by it
commenalism
a relationship between two kinds of organism that benefits one without harming the other