Ch. 2 Life Science Vocabulary

What is one organism (the smallest unit of an ecosystem)?

What is the way an organism interacts with living and non-living parts of its ecosystem?

What are all the members of ONE species living in a certain area called?

What is a consumer called that only eats plants?

What is an organism that gets food by killing and consuming other organisms called?

What is an organism, often a bacterium, fungus, or invertebrate that feeds on and breaks down dead plant or animal matter, making organic nutrients available to the ecosystem?

What is the gradual replacement of one Community by another overtime?

What is a consumer that eats both plants and animals called?

What is a non-native species that is harmful to an ecosystem?

What is an animal that is hunted and killed by another for food?