Ecology Vocab Quiz 1/10

An animal that eats both plants and animals

A consumer that eats only plants.

an animal that feeds on dead organic material

An animal that eats animals

In this relationship, one organism is harmed and one benefits

Both organisms benefit from this relationship

In this relationship, one organism benefits and another is not harmed or helped

Animal that hunts and eats others for food

Animal that is hunted and eaten as food

An organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms

An organism that can make its own food by using energy from its surroundings

All the living organisms that inhabit an environment

physical factors not derived from living organisms.

a factor that limits a population more as population density increases

limiting factor that affects all populations in similar ways, regardless of population size

Growth pattern in which the individuals in a population reproduce at a constant rate

growth pattern in which a population's growth slows and then stops following a period of exponential growth

stable, no longer going through major changes

First species to populate an area during primary succession

A species that influences the survival of many other species in an ecosystem

Max number of organisms that can be supported by an environment

Where an organism lives

An organisms place in the environment

The total amount of carbon produced by an organism or location

Process where chemical compounds and other forms of matter are passed through organisms or the biosphere