Ecology Review Flashcards
1
Q
Dentrivore
A
Eat dead organic matter
2
Q
Decomposers
A
Break down organic matter into simples compounds
3
Q
Primary consumer
A
1st consumer above producer level
4
Q
Secondary consumer
A
Carnivore that eats herbivores
5
Q
Carnivores that eat other carnivores
A
Tertiary consumers
6
Q
Trophic levels
A
Level of nourishment in a food chain
7
Q
Levels of organization
A
Organism—>population—>community —>ecosystem —>biosphere
8
Q
Energy pyramid with trophic levels
A
Producers —>primary consumers —>secondary consumers —>tertiary consumers
9
Q
Heterotrophs AKA
A
Consumers
10
Q
Producers AKA
A
Autotrophs
