Organism relationships

An organism that makes its own food

• Producer

• Consumer

• Predator

• Prey

An organism that eats other organisms

• Producer

• Consumer

• Prey

• Autotroph

Organisms that break down dead/decaying organisms

• Producer

• Consumer

• Decomposer

• Autotroph

A carnivore that feeds on the bodies of dead organisms (vulture is an example)

• Prey

• Producer

• Scavenger

• Decomposer

A consumer that eats only plants

• Producer

• Herbivore

• Carnivore

• Omnivore

A consumer that eats only meat

• Producer

• Herbivore

• Carnivore

• Omnivore

A consumer that eats both plants and animals

• Producer

• Carnivore

• Herbivore

• Omnivore

An organism that is hunted or caught for food

• Producer

• Predator

• Prey

• Carnivore

An organism that feeds on a living host

• Protist

• Parasite

• Prey

• Producer

An organism on which a parasite lives

• Parasite

• Host

• Producer

• Omnivore