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8 Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Parasite | an organism that survives by using another organism's resources; this is a relationship that harms one organism while benefiting the other |
Commensalism | a relationship in which one organism benefits while the other is neither harmed nor benefited |
Carnivore | an organism that feeds only on animals |
Niche | the job an organism occupies in its habitat |
Symbiosis | how we describe the relationships organisms have with each other |
Habitat | where an organism lives in its environment |
Herbivore | an organism that only eats plants |
Mutualism | a relationship where both organisms benefit |
Omnivore | an organism that eats both plants and animals |
Decomposer | an organism that feeds on dead organic material |