Food chains Flashcards

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What is a producer

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A producer is an organism which producers its own food through photosynthesis

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What is a consumer

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Animals that get their energy by eating plants and other animals

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What is a prey

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Any animal that hunts and feed son the animals is called a predators

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What is a food chain

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A food chain is the passage of energy from one organism to another

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Herbivores

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A herbivore is an organism that feeds on plants. Herbivores are primary consumers

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Carnivores

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A carnivores is an organism that feeds on animals

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Omnivores

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An omnivore is an organism that feeds on both plants and animals

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Decomposers

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Decomposers are organism that feed on the remains of dead animals and plants. Eg bacteria and fungi. They release nutrients, which are taken up by producers to grow and produce food
Decomposers are not apart of the food chain

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