biological terms

• Ecosystem: All of the living organisms and the non-living components in an area.
• Species: Organisms which breed together to produce fertile offspring.
• Biodiversity: Variety and abundance of living organisms in an ecosystem.
• Community: All of the organisms living in a particular habitat.
• Habitat: The place an organism lives.
• Population: The number of one species living in a particular habitat.
• Producer: An organism which can make its own food (green plants).
• Consumer: An organism which eats other organisms for energy.
• Herbivore: An animal which only eats plants.
• Carnivore: An animal which only eats animals.
• Omnivore: An animal which eats animals and plants.
• Predator: An animal which hunts and eats other animals.
• Prey: An animal which is hunted and eaten by other animals.