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ELO 2 TEST Review
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Decomposer | breaks down the remains of dead plants and animals |
| Consumer | must eat other organisms for nutrients |
| Producer | make their own energy for nutrients |
| Food Web | overlapping food chains with different pathways for the flow of food energy in an ecosystem |
| Mutually Beneficial | interaction that is helpful to both organisms |
| Predatory | interaction during which one animal eats another |
| Dead Plants | these break down and decompose in the soil so nutrients can be used |
| Sun | produces energy for plants to take in |
| Food Chain | this shows the flow of energy and must start with a plant |
| Arrow | these show the flow of energy and point to the eater |
| Primary Consumer | eat producers |
| Bacteria and Fungi | examples of decomposers |
| Deer | when this organism is hunted, it could make the mountain lion decline |
| Symbiosis | relationships between organisms (mutualism, commensalism, parasitism) |
| Cleaner Shrimp | this organism cleans parasites off other fish |