an organism that makes its own food; an organism that does not consume other plants or animals
Producer
an organism that eats other living things to get energy; an organism that does not produce its own food
consumer
organisms which carry out the process of decomposition by breaking down dead or decaying organisms
decomposer
the ability of an ecosystem to resist changes in the presence of disturbances
stable ecosystem
different species of plants and animals living together in the same community at the same time
coexistence
when a group works together to the benefit of all the members
cooperation
the interaction between organisms or species that use the same resources in which the health of one is negatively affected by the presence of the other
competition
a certain type of relationship primarily found between two animal species in which one hunts, kills, and feeds off the other
predation
an animal that hunts and eats another animal
predator
an animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal
prey
indicates the greatest number of any species that can indefinitely exist within a specific habitat without threatening the existence of other species also living in the habitat
carrying capacity
The biological processes that enable plants and animals to thrive successfully in their environments
adaptations
a relationship between two species of a plant, animal, or fungus in which one lives with, on, or in the other without damage to either
commensalism
a certain type of non-mutual relationship found between two different species in which one organism benefits at the expense of the other organism
parasitism
a relationship between two species of a plant, animal, or fungus in which one lives off the other and both organisms benefit
mutualism
relationship between two species that interact in ways that influence each other's evolution
symbiosis
relationship between organisms in which one depends on the other
symbiotic relationship