food webs and food chains Flashcards
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producer
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an organism that makes,food,usually a green plant because they can make their own food by photosynthesis
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primary consumer
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the living organism that eats the producer
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secondary consumer
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an organism that largely feeds on primary consumers (carnivore).found third in the food chain
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tertiary consumer
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an organism that largely feeds on secondary consumers (carnivore)
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herbivore
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an organism that largely feeds on plants and single cell organisms only
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carnivore
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an animal that feeds on other animals/eats flesh
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bioaccumulation
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harmful chemicals can acuumulate in the body of an animal that might affect the food web.