Biology-Ecosystems

Alissa N. (United States of America)
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  1. symbiosis
    the relation between two interdependent species of organisms
  2. parasite
    an animal or plant that lives in or on a host
  3. commensalism
    when one organism benefits from another without damaging it
  4. predator
    any animal that lives by preying on other animals
  5. prey
    animal hunted or caught for food
  6. interdependent
    mutually reliant
  7. ecosystem
    organisms interacting with their physical environment
  8. biome
    major ecological community with distinct climate and flora
  9. habitat
    the type of environment in which an organism normally lives
  10. niche
    status or place of an organism within its environment
  11. decompose
    break down
  12. autotroph
    an organism capable of synthesizing its own food
  13. omnivore
    an animal that feeds on both animal and vegetable substances
  14. herbivore
    any animal that feeds chiefly on grass and other plants
  15. carnivore
    a terrestrial or aquatic flesh-eating mammal
Created on Sun Oct 06 19:48:03 EDT 2013 (updated Sun Oct 06 21:03:25 EDT 2013)

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