Food chains and food webs Flashcards
1
Q
What is a food chain?
A
A highly specialized diagram showing the transfer of energy in an ecosystem.
2
Q
What is a food web?
A
A nonspecialized diagram of the entire ecosystem’s transfer of energy.
3
Q
What are the first organisms in a food chain/food web called?
A
A producer
4
Q
What is a consumer in a food chain/web?
A
Every other animal/plant other than a producer.
5
Q
What is an animal called that catches, kills, and eats other animals?
A
A predator
6
Q
What is an animal that is caught, killed and eaten called?
A
Prey
7
Q
What is an animal called that eats only plants?
A
A herbivore
8
Q
What is an animal called that eats only meat?
A
A carnivore
9
Q
Is this a food chain or a food web?
Acacia-> Springbok->cheetah.
A
A food chain
