Ecology Reassessment

an organism that gets its energy from the food it makes

an organism that gets nutrients from eating other organisms

an organism that gets its energy from breaking down organic matter

an organism that gets its energy from eating others

an organism that makes its own food

A pine tree gets energy from the sugars it makes

A rose bush makes sugars during photosynthesis

A mushroom breaks down decaying bark in a forest

A ladybug gets nutrients from the aphids it eats

A coyote eats a rabbit for energy

a consumer that eats dead and decaying organic material for its energy

A consumer that eats mostly meat for its energy

a consumer that eats both meat and plants almost equally for energy

a consumer that actively pursues other organisms for energy

a consumer that eats plants for its energy

A lion quietly hunts for an antelope

A rabbit eats all kinds of grasses and leaves

A bear eats berries, nuts, and rodents in a forest

An earthworm breaks down organic matter in the soil

A red fox eats mostly small rodents and insects

A close relationship between two organisms where at least one of them gains something

A relationship between two organisms where both organisms get something they need

A relationship between two organisms where one benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed

A relationship between two organisms where one benefits and the other one is harmed

Barnacles on whales are able to feed on krill when the whales do but the whales are not harmed

Squirrels and raccoons fighting over acorns under an oak tree

A mosquito feeds on the blood of a deer

A wolf actively hunts elk in Yellowstone

Bees get nectar when pollinating flowers