Unit 4 Vocabulary: Food Webs flash cards

Set: Unit 4 Vocabulary: Food Webs

Term	Definition
commensalism	one species benefits, the other is unaffected
parasitism	one species benefits, the other is harmed
mutualism	both species benefit or help each other
symbiotic relationship	the close relationship between the individuals of two or more different species.
autotroph	an organism that makes its own food
producer	first level of the food chain where organisms make their own food
consumer	a species that feeds on other species
primary consumer	an animal that eats autotrophs
secondary consumer	animals that eat herbivores
decomposer	a species that eats dead organisms