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Ecology
U2LA Intro Ecology Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| autotroph | a producer; a living organism that makes its own food by using energy from the light |
| decomposer | a living organism that breaks down waste or decaying material in order to get nutrients to stay alive |
| population | refers to a group of one type of living organisms example: humans or pandas |
| mutualism | a symbiotic relationship where both organisms benefit |
| producer | a living organism that makes its own food |
| consumer | a living organism that gets/eats its food |
| heterotroph | a consumer; a living organism that needs to eat food to gain energy |
| parasitism | a symbiotic relationship where one organism is harmed while the other organism benefits |
| carnivore | a consumer that only eats animals (usually a third level consumer) |
| ominivore | a consumer that eats both plants and animals |
| herbivore | plant eater; primary consumer |
| symbiosis | a close relationship between two different organisms; example: bird and a flower |