Interactions of Living Things Flashcards
all the members of one species in an area
population
the overlapping food chain of an ecosystem
food web
non-living parts of an ecosystem. Examples: soil, sunlight, water, temperature, air, and minerals
abiotic factor
an animal that eats another animal
carnivore
a relationship between two kinds of organisms that benefit both
mutualism
a living thing that is hunted for food
prey
a species that is in danger of becoming endangered
threatened species
an animal that hunts another animal for food
predator
animals that eat both plants and animals
omnivore
a species that has died out completely
extinct
a place where a plant or animal naturally lives or grows
habitat
a species that is endangered or becoming extinct
endangered species
living parts of an ecosystem. Examples: animals, plants, bacteria, fungi, and protists
biotic factor
the role of an organism in a community
niche
anything that controls the growth or survival of a population
limiting factor
all living and non living things in an environment
ecosystem
the study of how living and nonliving things interact
ecology
a meat-eating animal that feeds on the remains of dead animals
scavenger
all the living things in an ecosystem
community
a relationship between two kinds of organisms that lasts over time
symbiosis
an animal that eats plants, algae, and other producers
herbivore
a relationship between two different organisms that benefits one without harming the other
commensalism
one organism lives in or on another and benefits while the other may be harmed
parasitism
the path of energy in food from one organism to another
food chain
