Food chains and food webs Flashcards
What is a herbivore?
An animal that only eats plants
What is a carnivore?
An animal that only eats meat.
What is an omnivore?
An animal that eats plants and meat.
What is a decomposer?
An organism that releases nutrients from dead animals.
What are producers?
Green plants that make their own food. They are the first level of the food chain.
What do the arrows on a food chain represent?
The flow of energy from one organism to another.
What is a secondary consumer?
An animal that is a carnivore or meat-eater. They eat herbivores (primary consumers) and are the third level on a food chain.
What is a primary consumer?
An animal that is herbivore or plant eater. They eat producers and are the second level of the food chain.
What is a tertiary consumer?
An animal that is a carnivore or meat-eater. Eats secondary consumers and is the fourth level of the food chain.
