Energy Flow Flashcards
Food Chain
a series of steps in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten
Producer
organism that can make food for itself and store some food for another organism
Autotroph
organisms that capture sunlight/energy to make its own food
Consumer
organisms that rely on other organisms for energy and nutrients
Heterotroph
organisms that require energy from other organisms
Decomposer
organism that chemically breaks down dead remains into detritus
(and recycles the nutrients back into the environment)
Detritivore
animals that commonly digest decomposers that live on, and in, detritus particles
(eats detritus particles)
Scavengers
animal that consumes the carcasses of other animals that have been killed by predators or have died of other causes
Herbivore
consumer that only eats plants
Carnivore
consumer that only eats other animals
Omnivore
animals whose diests include plants and animals
Food Web
a network of feeding interactions that depict the complex feeding relationships in ecosystems
Food Webs link together many ____ _____
food chains
Where is energy stored?
in body tissues
How does energy move between organisms?
from the “eaten” to the “eater”
