Ecology Flashcards
Green plants that make their own food.
Producers
Animals that eat plants
Herbivores
Animals that feed on other animals that are living or dead.
Carnivores
Organisms that rely on other organisms for their energy and food supply.
Consumers
Carnivores that hunt other animals.
Predator
Animals that are hunted and eaten by the predator
Prey
Carnivores that feed on dead animals or decaying meat.
Scavengers
Carnivores that feed on insects.
Insectivores
All the living and non-living things in an environment and the different ways in which they interact with each other.
Ecosystem
Group of individuals of the same species living in the same ecosystem at the same time.
Population
Different populations that interact with one another in the same ecosystem.
Community