Food Webs Flashcards
Define herbivorous
Animals that feed only on plants
Define carnivorous
Animals that eat animals
Define predators
Carnivores that killed for their food
Define omnivores
Organisms that eat both plants and animals
Define parasite
Live inside of a species on which they feed
Define host
An organism in which a parasite lives and feeds
Define food chain
The sequence in which energy is passed through the form of food
Define trophic level
Indicates the number of stages in a food chain between the feeder and the Sun
Define primary producers
The organisms that make the food that starts the food chain and uses energy from external sources to make energy containing organic substances
What are primary consumers
Feed on Plants directly so they are the second traffic level
Define secondary consumer
Carnivores that eats herbivores
Define top carnivores
Organisms that may feed on secondary consumers
Define food web
A complex set of interlocked food chains