Unit 2 Vocab: Ecology

Questão	Responda
Autotroph	A producer; a living organism that makes its own food using energy from the light.
Population	Refers to a group of one type of living organism. Example: Humans or panda.
Producer	A living organism that makes its own food.
Consumer	A living organism that gets/eats its food.
Heterotroph	A consumer; a living organism that needs to eat food to gain energy.
Symbiosis	A close relationship between two different organisms. Example: A bird and a flower.
Parasitism	A symbiotic relationship where one organism is harmed while the other organism benefits.
Mutualism	A symbiotic relationship where both organisms benefit. Example: clown fish and a sea anemone.
Decomposer	A living organism that breaks down waste or decaying material in order to get nutrients to stay alive.
Herbivore	Plant eater; a primary consumer.
Omnivore	Consumer that eats both plants and animals.
Carnivore	A consumer that only eats animals (usually a third level consumer).

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