Niches Flashcards
1
Q
Producer
A
Organisms that capture light energy and convert it into sugars through photosynthesis
2
Q
Consumer
A
Get their energy from consuming other living organisms
3
Q
Herbivore
A
Primary consumers get energy from consuming producers
E.g plants, berries
4
Q
Carnivore
A
Obtains energy from eating animal tissues
5
Q
Detritivore
A
Obtains energy by consuming recently decomposed / killed organisms
6
Q
Omnivore
A
Organisms that eats both plans and animal tissue
7
Q
Decomposer
A
Obtains energy by consuming recently decomposed / killed organisms
8
Q
Scavenger
A
Obtains energy by consuming already dead organisms
9
Q
Parasite
A
Obtains energy by feeding off the host, relationship could be a endoparasite or ectoparasite (outside)
10
Q
Niches
A
And organisms order in the community
