Interactions of Living Things Terms

the study of the interactions between organisms and their environment

• ecology
• coevolution 
• habitat

describes living factors in the environment 

• abiotic
• biotic

describes nonliving factors in the environment

• abiotic
• biotic 

a group of individuals of the same species that live together in the same area at the same time

• population
• community 
• ecosystem

all of the populations of different species that live and interact in an area

• population
• community 
• biosphere

a community of organisms and their nonliving environment 

• biosphere
• community
• ecosystem

the part of the Earth where life exists

• ecosystem
• biosphere 
• community

a consumer that eats plants

• herbivore
• carnivore
• omnivore

a consumer that eats animals

• herbivore
• carnivore
• omnivore

a consumer that eats a variety of organisms 

• herbivore
• carnivore
• omnivore