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Living Things and Environments Chapter 1 Science Vocabulary (December 14-22)
producers- organisms that use the Sun for food because they carry on
photosynthesis
examples: trees, shrubs, vines, mosses
consumers- organisms that obtain energy by eating other organisms
examples: owls and squirrels
decomposer- another kind of consumer that feeds on the wastes of living
organisms and on dead, decaying organisms
examples: fungi, bacteria, and worms
herbivore- a consumer that eats plants
example: deer
carnivore- a consumer that eats meat
example: owl
omnivore- a consumer that eats both plants and animals
example: most humans, woodpeckers
predator~prey- a relationship between a predator (hunter) and its prey
(organism that is hunted and eaten)
example: lynx-hare
symbiosis- a long-term close relationship between two different species
We studied 3 kinds of symbiosis (see below)
parasitism- a symbiotic relationship in which one organism lives off of,
feeds upon, and harms another organism(parasite & host)
example: flea and dog
commensalism- a symbiotic relationship in which one species benefits while
the other species seems to be unaffected
example: crab spider and flower
mutualism- a symbiotic relationship in which both species that take part
benefit
example: flowers and bees