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Organism that
makes its own
food using
photosynthesis
Producer
Organism that
eats its food
consumer
Organism that eats
(or absorbs) rotting
organisms and turns
them into inorganic
matter
decomposer
Animal that
feeds on carrion
scavenger
Animal that
hunts and kills its
food
predator
Animal that is
killed and eaten
by a predator
prey
A living thing
organism
An animal that
only eats plants
Herbivore
An animal that
only eats meat
carnivore
An animal that
eats both plants
and animals
Omnivore
Home for animals.
–Includes:
• food
• water
• shelter
• space
Habitat
Species that has
a dangerously low
population on the
earth
Endangered
A species of plant
or animal that no
longer exists on this
earth
Extinct
When organisms
fight for resources
that are needed for
survival
competition
When members of
the same species
work together to
obtain resources
cooperation
An organism’s
job in an
ecosystem
niche
An organism that
lives off of another
organism, causing
it harm
parasite
The organism
that a parasite
lives off of
host
A special
relationship between
two species designed
to help their survival
symbiosis
Events which
limit the population
growth of a species
within a habitat
Limiting factor
Changes an
organism makes over
time to insure it’s
chances of survival
adaptation