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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