Science Vocab Tool

Any characteristic that helps a plant or animal survive 

An organism that gets energy by eating only other animals

An organism that gets energy from eating plants or animals

An organism that breaks down the remains of dead plants or animals without need for internal digestion

All living and nonliving things and all their interactions in an area

An organism that gets energy by eating only plants

All objects that have biological processes that keep them alive, such as plants and animals 

A part of the ecosystem that is not living, such as sunlight, air (includes oxygen and carbon dioxide), water, rocks, and soil

An organism that gets energy by eating both plants and other animals

A single, self-contained, living thing

An organism that uses sunlight to make its own food for energy

A long-term relationship between two different kinds of organisms where one or both receive benefit

Any characteristic that helps a plant or animal survive