Ecology!

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What is Ecology?

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Ecology is the study of how living organisms interact with each other and their environment.

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What is a Producer?

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A producer is an organism that can make its own food, typically through photosynthesis, like plants.

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What is a Consumer?

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A consumer is an organism that cannot make its own food and must eat other organisms for energy.

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What is a Decomposer?

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A decomposer is an organism that breaks down dead material and waste, returning nutrients to the soil, like fungi and bacteria.

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What is Mutualism?

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Mutualism is a type of symbiotic relationship where both organisms benefit, like the eel and shrimp.

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What is Commensalism?

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Commensalism is a type of symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed, like barnacles on a turtle.

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What is Parasitism?

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Parasitism is a type of symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits at the expense of another, like a tick on a dog.

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What is a Food Chain?

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A food chain is a linear sequence that shows how energy and nutrients flow from one organism to another in an ecosystem.

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What is a Food Web?

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A food web is a complex network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem.

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What is a Habitat?

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A habitat is the natural environment where an organism lives, providing food, shelter, and mates.