13.4 – food chains and food webs Flashcards

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_ shows a sequence of feeding relationships

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food chain

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_ & _ model the flow of energy in an ecosystem

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food chains

food webs

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_ link species by thier feeding relationships

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food chains

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_ follows the comnection between one producer and a singke chain of consumers within an ecosystem

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food chain

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_ are not all alike

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consumers

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_ eat only plants

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herbavores

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_ eat only animals

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carnivores

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_ eat both plants and animals

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omnivores

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_ eat dead organic matter

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detritivores

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_ are detritivores that break down organic matter into simpler compunds

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decomposer

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_ are consumers that primarily eat one specific organism or a very small number of organisms

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specialists

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_ are consumers that have a varying diet

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generalists

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_ levels are the nourishment levels in a food chain

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trophic

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_ consumers are herbavores that eat producers

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primary

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_ consumers are carnivores that eat herbavores

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secondary

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_ consumers are carnivores that eat secondary consumers

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tertiary

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_ , such as humans that eat both plants and animals, may be listed at different trophic levels in different food chains

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onmivores

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a _ shows a complex network of feeding relationships

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food web

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an organism may have _ feeding relationships in an ecosystem

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multiple

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a _ emphasizes complicated feeding relationships and energy flow in an ecosystem

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food web