enSCLS.8 Interactions Among Populations in a Community14
ecosystem: all the living organisms and nonliving parts of an environment
biome: a group of ecosystems with similar climates and organisms
abiotic: nonliving parts of an ecosystem
biotic: living parts of an ecosystem
community: all the populations of different species that live in the same place at the same time and interact
competition: the demand by 2 or more organisms for limited resources, nutrients, living space, or light
cooperation: joint operation or action
consumer: any organism that uses, rather than produces food
decomposer: an organism that breaks down the substance of dead organisms
niche: the role of an organism in an ecosystem
predator: an organism that lives by preying on other organisms
prey: an organism hunted or caught for food
producer: a living thing that makes food
population: a group of the same species living in the same area at the same time
LS.8 Interactions Among Populations in a Community
1. MOEBI
a group of ecosystems with similar climates and organisms
2. TPONAPOIUL
a group of the same species living in the same area at the same time
3. DEPORCRU
a living thing that makes food
4. ESTCMSEYO
all the living organisms and nonliving parts of an environment
5. MUOMTINYC
all the populations of different species that live in the same place at the same time and interact
6. YREP
an organism hunted or caught for food
7. EPEROMODSC
an organism that breaks down the substance of dead organisms
8. ORAERDTP
an organism that lives by preying on other organisms
9. ECRNOSUM
any organism that uses, rather than produces food
10. ONERCTIOAOP
joint operation or action
11. CTIIBO
living parts of an ecosystem
12. ATICBOI
nonliving parts of an ecosystem
13. TCEMIONTIOP
the demand by 2 or more organisms for limited resources, nutrients, living space, or light