3.3 Study Guide Flashcards
1
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1st trophic level
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Producer
2
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2nd trophic level
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Primary consumer
3
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3rd trophic level
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Secondary consumer
4
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4th trophic level
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Tertiary consumer
5
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4th trophic level
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Tertiary consumer
6
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Autotroph
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An organism that makes its own food through natural resources
7
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Heterotroph
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An organism that obtains nutrients by consuming another organism
8
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Herbivore
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An organism that only eats plants
9
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Omnivore
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An organism that eats plants and other organisms
10
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Carnivore
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An organism that eats only other organisms
11
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Detritivore
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An organism that eats dead or decaying organic matter
12
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Food web vs trophic cascade diagram
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Trophic Cascade: powerful indirect interactions controlling entire ecosystems
Food web: interconnecting and overlapping food chains showing feeding relationships in a community
