Ecology Vocabulary

Front

What is an organism that obtains energy from eating other consumers (animals)?

Back

Carnivore

Front

What do we call it when two or more organisms depend upon one another?

Back

Interdependent

Front

What is a nonliving factor in an ecosystem?

Back

Abiotic factor

Front

What is an organism that gets its energy from eating other organisms?

Back

Heterotroph

Front

What is a form of symbiosis in which both organisms benefit?

Back

Mutualism

Front

What do we call organisms that produce their own food using sunlight or chemical energy?

Back

Autotroph

Front

What is the term for a relationship where one organism benefits and the other is harmed?

Back

Parasitism

Front

What is the term for the living components of an ecosystem?

Back

Biotic factor

Front

What is the process by which plants convert sunlight into energy?

Back

Photosynthesis

Front

What do we call the role an organism plays in its environment?

Back

Niche