Science 5 Chapter 6

A group of organisms of one kind that live in one location

• population
• community
• habitat
• succession

A group of populations that live together

• community
• competition
• conservation
• extinction

A kind of contest among populations that need to get a certain amount of food, water, and shelter to survive

• competition
• symbiosis
• reclamation
• population

A trait or characteristic that helps an organism survive

• adaptation
• symbiosis
• reclamation
• community

A relationship between different kinds of organisms

• symbiosis
• succession
• adaptaton
• community

an animal that kills and eats other animals

• predator
• prey
• herbivore
• producer

an animal that is eaten by a predator

• prey
• predator
• producer
• decomposer

a gradual change in the kinds of organisms living in an ecosystem

• succession
• reclamation
• conservation
• extinction

the death of all the organisms in a species

• extinction
• succession
• reclamation
• symbiosis

a waste product that harms living things and damages an ecosystem

• pollution
• energy pyramid
• symbiosis
• reclamation