Organism Behavior: Cluster 3 Vocabulary

An autotroph:

• eats other animals

• makes its own food (PLANTS)

One organism is benefitted and one stays neutral (+,0)

• mutualism

• commensalism

• parasitism

• predation

This type of organism eats dead stuff (animals and plants).

*THEY DO NOT GIVE BACK TO THE SOIL.*

• Decomposer

• Detritivore

The living and non-living factors of a community.

• endovironment

• exovironment

• exosystem

• ecosystem

The diagram used to show energy flow in an ecosystem.

• energy square

• energy circle

• energy pyramid

• energy rectangle

An organism that eats others for energy is called a(n)--

• autotroph

• heterotroph

• omniotroph

A species that is new to the area and not native. This species can cause native ones to die out from resource competition.

• extraterrestrial speceis

• external species

• invastive species

• invasive species

When both organisms benefit (+,+)

• mutualism

• commensalism

• parasitism

• predation

Molecules that you can obtain from food.

• Nutrients

• cells

• tissues

• organs

Where one organism benefits, and one is hurt (Not dead).

(+,-)

• mutualism

• commensalism

• parasitism

• predation