3.3 Flashcards
1
Q
Herbivore
A
eats plants
2
Q
Carnivore
A
eats animals
3
Q
omnivore
A
eats plants/animals
4
Q
detrivore
A
eats dead organic material(especially from plants)
5
Q
Autotroph vs heterotroph
A
autotrophs make their own food, heterotrophs do not
6
Q
Tropic Cascade
A
The structure of the direct/indirect interactions that control ecosystems
7
Q
food web vs tropic cascade
A
food web shows what species eat tropic cascade shows their interactions
8
Q
tropic cascade stages in order (bottom to top)
A
producers, primary consumers, secondary consumers, tertiary consumers, apex predator
9
Q
examples of producers
A
kelp, grass, other plants- producers are autotrophs
10
Q
solid arrow
A
direct effect
11
Q
minus sign
A
negative effect
12
Q
dashed arrow
A
indirect effect
13
Q
plus sign
A
positive effect
