Ecology Terms

An eater of plants or herbs.

An organism that can make food from sunlight. Choose carefully.

Working together with other organisms for a collective goal

The study of the relationships between living things and their environment.

A large community of organisms that covers a broad region of the earth - desert, rainforest,etc

Living on land

Living in water

An organism that does not produce its own food.

An eater of meat (other animals)

All the biomes of the earth together. The whole living part of the earth.

The animals eaten by predators.

Carnivores that catch and eat other animals.

Where an organism lives. Its environment.

Working against other organisms for resources.

How and where and the way an organism lives in its natural community.

All the living and non-living things in a natural environment.