Ecology Reassessment

an organism that gets its energy from eating others

an organism that gets its energy from the food it makes

an organism that makes its own food

an organism that gets its energy from breaking down organic matter

an organism that gets nutrients from eating other organisms

A coyote eats a rabbit for energy

A mushroom breaks down decaying bark in a forest

A rose bush makes sugars during photosynthesis

A pine tree gets energy from the sugars it makes

A ladybug gets nutrients from the aphids it eats

a consumer that actively pursues other organisms for 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 eats dead and decaying organic material for its energy

a consumer that eats plants for its energy

A lion quietly hunts for an antelope

An earthworm breaks down organic matter in the soil

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

A red fox eats mostly small rodents and insects

A rabbit eats all kinds of grasses and leaves

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

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

Squirrels and raccoons fighting over acorns under an oak tree

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

A wolf actively hunts elk in Yellowstone

A mosquito feeds on the blood of a deer

Bees get nectar when pollinating flowers