Pg.B16 vocab Flashcards
food chain
the path of the energy in food from one organism to another
food web
the overlapping food chains in an ecosystem
herbivore
an animal that eats plants algae and other producers
carnevore
an animal that eats another animal
predator
an animal that hunts other animals for food
prey
a living thing that is hunted for food
scavenger
a meat eating animal that feeds on the remains of dead animals
omnevore
an animal that eats both plants and animals
symbiois
a relationship between two kinds of organisms that lasts over time
mutualism
a relationship between two kinds of organisms and benifits both
parasitism
a relationship in witch one organism lives on another organism and benifits the relationship while the other might be harmed
commensilasm
a relaitonship between two kinds of organisms that benifits one without harming the other