2.  A grouping of the same species in a certain area

3.  Using general characteristics of a small group to identify characteristics of a larger group

4.  Abiotic: Nonliving things or factors that can affect living organisms – temperature, rain, oceans…  Biotic: Living organisms or factors – plants, animals

5.  A key used to identify a species by its traits

6.  A level at which a species feeds

7.  Autotrophs: Species that make or produce their own food – plants, algae  Heterotrophs: Organisms that feed at multiple trophic levels – animals, fungi Oh my gosh I’m a heterotroph!

8.  Producers: The organisms that provide energy to an ecosystem  Consumers: Organisms that consume energy from other organisms

9.  Herbivores: Organisms that only eat plants  Carnivores: Organisms that only eat meat  Omnivores: Organisms that eat meats and plants

10.  Organisms responsible for returning nutrients to the ecosystem – bacteria, fungi, mold

11.  Display of specific energy transfers between organisms

12.  Shows all the possible food chains in an ecosystem

13.  Relationship between two organisms

14.  Commensalism: Form of symbiosis where one organism benefits and the other is neither benefited or harmed  Mutualism: Both organisms benefit  Parasitism: One organism benefits and the other is harmed