producer		takes energy from dead or living things
ecology		an animal that is hunted and killed by another animal for food
competition		living factor
parasite		nonliving, sterile
ecosystem		variety oflife in an ecosystem
biodiversity		organisms competing for food and reproduction
scavenger		an animal that feeds on flesh
abiotic		an animal that kills another organism for food
habitat		the place where a species lives
autotroph		all members of a species inhabting a given location
biotic		a plant-eating animal
population		a system containing a living community and its nonliving enviornment
carnivore		populations of different species in a given area, interacting with each other
community		an organism that feeds on dead organic matter
herbivore		an organism that feeds upon the dead bodies of animals
consumer		the study of living things and their environments
predator		an organism that uses the sun's energy to make its own food
heterotroph		an oranism that consumes other organisms
prey		an organinsm that makes its own food
decomposer		an organism that lives on or in a host from which it takes its food