Food Webs Flashcards

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Define herbivorous

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Animals that feed only on plants

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Define carnivorous

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Animals that eat animals

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3
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Define predators

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Carnivores that killed for their food

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4
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Define omnivores

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Organisms that eat both plants and animals

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5
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Define parasite

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Live inside of a species on which they feed

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Define host

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An organism in which a parasite lives and feeds

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Define food chain

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The sequence in which energy is passed through the form of food

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Define trophic level

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Indicates the number of stages in a food chain between the feeder and the Sun

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Define primary producers

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The organisms that make the food that starts the food chain and uses energy from external sources to make energy containing organic substances

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10
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What are primary consumers

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Feed on Plants directly so they are the second traffic level

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11
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Define secondary consumer

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Carnivores that eats herbivores

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12
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Define top carnivores

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Organisms that may feed on secondary consumers

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13
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Define food web

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A complex set of interlocked food chains

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