lesson 5 Flashcards
1
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food chains
A
series of events that where one organisms eats an other and obtain energy.
2
Q
trophic level
A
levels of the animals of an ecosystem
3
Q
producers (autotrophs)
A
organisms that carry out photosynthesis
4
Q
consumers (hetrotrophs)
A
Organisms that eat other organisms to obtain energy because they can not produce there own
5
Q
primary consumers
A
eat producers - deer
6
Q
secondary consumers
A
eat primary consumers - frogs
7
Q
tertiary consumers
A
eat secondary consumers - foxes
8
Q
herbivore
A
only eat plant tissue
9
Q
carnivores
A
eat mostly animal tissue
10
Q
scavengers
A
carnivores that eat the tissue of animals that they did not kill
11
Q
omnivores
A
eat plant and animal tissue
12
Q
decomposers
A
break down organic matter and release nutrients into the ecosystem
13
Q
detritivore
A
consumers that feed on organic matter
