Unit 5 Vocab

Front

An animal that only feeds on plants:

Back

Herbivore

Front

An organism that breaks down and feeds on remains of other living things:

Back

Decomposer

Front

Another term for a tertiary consumer?

Back

Carnivore

Front

Relationship where one organism benefits and the other is unaffected:

Back

Commensalism

Front

Term for the variety of life in an ecosystem?

Back

Biodiversity

Front

Structure or behavior aiding survival in an environment:

Back

Adaptation

Front

Non-living parts of an environment:

Back

Abiotic

Front

Changes in a disturbed ecosystem are called?

Back

Secondary Succession

Front

Struggle between organisms for resources in an environment.

Back

Competition

Front

A predator at the top of the food chain not preyed upon by others is:

Back

Apex Predator