3.3 Flashcards
1
Q
What are the trophic levels?
A
Producer, primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary
2
Q
What is an autotroph?
A
producers, self-feeding, create their own food
3
Q
What is a heterotroph?
A
Eats other plants, animals, or matter
4
Q
Herbivore
Omnivore
Carnivore
Detritivor
A
Only eats plants
Eats plants and animals
Eats animals
Decomposers
5
Q
Why is it more efficient to eat at a lower trophic level?
A
You are eating from a level that has more energy to begin with, it is passed down more directly to you
6
Q
Keystone species
A
Species necessary for community to survive, helps other species
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