Consumption Flashcards
A Carnivore is _ ?
An organism that only eats meat (other Consumers).
A Herbivore is _ ?
An organism that only eats plants (Producers).
An Omnivore is _ ?
An organism that eats both consumers and producers.
A Producer is _ ?
An organism that can produce energy for consumers to eat. They get energy from photosynthesis.
A Consumer is _ ?
An organism that gets energy from consuming other organisms.
A Decomposer is _ ?
An organism that feeds on waste and continues the cycle of nutrients and nitrogen.
A Scavenger is _ ?
An organism that eats other dead organisms
The 10% rule is _ ?
Only 10% of the calories is passed up to the next trophic level
A Food Chain is _ ?
Chart that shows feeding relationships from one producer to a top final consumer
A Food Web is _ ?
Chart that shows interconnected feeding relationships within an ecosystem
A Trophic level is _ ?
The position of an organism on the food chain
3 examples of Secondary consumers
Snakes, Frogs, Birds
3 examples of Tertiary consumers
Hawks, Foxes, Lions
3 examples of Primary consumers?
Rabbits, Mice, Insects
