Flow of Energy ALL vocab

The way in which an organism fits into an ecological community or ecosystem.

• Trophic Level

• Habitat

• Niche

• Population

All the members of the same species in an area.

• Trophic Level

• Habitat

• Niche

• Population

The level at which an organism falls in the food chain.

• Trophic Level

• Habitat

• Niche

• Population

Organisms that eat both plants and animals.

• Parasite

• Host

• Producer

• Omnivore

A relationship between two organisms of different species where one benefits and the other is harmed.

• Competition

• Commensalism

• Mutualism

• Parasitism

Exclusively consumes other dead consumers.

• Scavenger

• Producer

• Primary Consumer

• Secondary Consumer

Organisms that make their own food by using photosynthesis.

• Scavenger

• Producer

• Primary Consumer

• Secondary Consumer

Consumes primary consumers.

• Scavenger

• Producer

• Primary Consumer

• Secondary Consumer

Consumes plants/autotrophs.

• Scavenger

• Producer

• Primary Consumer

• Secondary Consumer

An organism that lives on or in a host and gets its food from or at the expense of its host.

• Prey

• Primary Succession

• Host

• Parasite