Food chains Flashcards
What is a producer
A producer is an organism which producers its own food through photosynthesis
What is a consumer
Animals that get their energy by eating plants and other animals
What is a prey
Any animal that hunts and feed son the animals is called a predators
What is a food chain
A food chain is the passage of energy from one organism to another
Herbivores
A herbivore is an organism that feeds on plants. Herbivores are primary consumers
Carnivores
A carnivores is an organism that feeds on animals
Omnivores
An omnivore is an organism that feeds on both plants and animals
Decomposers
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