Living Environment - Feeding Relationships Flashcards

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producer

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an organism, usually a green plant, that produces its own food via photosynthesis

grass, poppy

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primary consumer

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a herbivore that eats the producer in a food chain

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secondary consumer

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an animal that eats the primary consumer in a food chain

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tertiary consumer

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an animal that eats the secondary consumer in a food chain

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carnivore

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an animal that only eats other animal material

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herbivore

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an animal that only eats plant material

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omnivore

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an animal that eats both plant and animal material

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detritivore

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an animal that feeds on dead organic matter

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decomposer

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bacteria and fungi that feed on dead organic matter at microscopic level

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niche

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the role played by a species within a community

where it lives, what it eats and what eats it etc.

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how much energy is passed on from one organism to the other?

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around 10%

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ways energy is lost in a food chain

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  • heat
  • movement
  • undigested waste
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