Food Chains/Webs Vocabulary

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What is a Producer?

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A Producer is an organism that makes its own food, also known as an autotroph.

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What is an Ecosystem?

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An Ecosystem is a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.

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What is a Carnivore?

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A Carnivore is an organism that eats only meat.

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What is a Tertiary Consumer?

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A Tertiary Consumer is an apex (top) predator in a food chain.

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What is a Primary Consumer?

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A Primary Consumer is an organism that eats producers.

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What is a Herbivore?

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A Herbivore is an organism that eats only plants.

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What is an Omnivore?

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An Omnivore is an organism that eats both plants and animals.

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What is a Scavenger?

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A Scavenger is an organism that feeds on dead or decaying organisms.

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What is a Food Chain?

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A Food Chain is a linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass as one organism eats another.

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What is a Food Web?

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A Food Web is a complex network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem.