The branch of biology that deals with relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings
ecology
a community of roganisms and their abiotic environment
ecosystem
a series of steps in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten
food chain
a system of interlocking and independent food chains
food web
a consumer that eats only plants
herbivore
a consumer that eats only animals
carnivore
deals with the whole array of interacting species in a community- all the organisms in an area
community
organism, especially a soil bacterium, fungus or invertebrate, that breaks down dead organisms and returns nutrients back to the soil
decomposer
an organism that is killed and eaten by another organism
prey
an animal that eats both plants and animals
omnivore
any living thing
organism
process of turning the sun's energy, water and carbon dioxide into sugars by plants, algae and some bacteria
photosynthesis
a group of individuals of the same species thatlive in the same area
population
a place where or location where an organism lives, has shelter, food and water
habitat
an organisms role and place in an environment; a specific organism's duties
niche
symbiotic relationship where one benefits and one is harmed
parasitism
