Ecology Vocabulary

Front

What do we call animals that are killed for food by a predator?

Back

Prey

Front

What is a consumer that eats only animals called?

Back

Carnivore

Front

What is the term for a place where an organism lives?

Back

Habitat

Front

What do we call a group of individuals of the same species living in a given area?

Back

Population

Front

What is a living thing that breaks down waste and dead things?

Back

Decomposer

Front

What is the term for a consumer that eats both plants and animals?

Back

Omnivore

Front

What do we call the series of organisms each dependent on the next as a source of food?

Back

Food Chain

Front

What is the term for a large community of plants and animals that occupies a distinct region?

Back

Biome

Front

What do we call the interaction between two different organisms living in close physical proximity?

Back

Symbiosis

Front

What is the term for the role or function of an organism within its ecosystem?

Back

Niche