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Food Chains
Question | Answer |
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a series of organisms interrelated in their feeding habits, the smallest being fed upon by a larger one, which in turn feeds a still larger one, etc. | food chain |
a consumer that eats only plants | herbivore |
a consumer that eats both plants and animals | omnivore |
a consumer that eats other animals | carnivore |
a plant (can produce it's own food) | producer |
an organism that eats another organism | consumer |
an organism, usually a bacterium or fungus, that breaks down the cells of dead plants and animals into simpler substances. | decomposer |
any organism that exists by preying upon other organisms | predator |
an animal hunted or seized for food, especially by a carnivorous animal | prey |
includes all of the living organisms in a specific area | ecosystem |