Food Chain and Food Web Flashcard

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What is a Consumer?

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An organism that needs to eat other organisms to obtain energy.

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What does predator/prey relationship mean?

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A relationship where one organism (the predator) hunts and eats another organism (the prey).

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What is a Decomposer?

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An organism that breaks down dead organisms, such as bacteria and fungi.

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What is an Omnivore?

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An organism that eats both consumers and producers.

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What is a Herbivore?

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A consumer that primarily eats plants.

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What is a Food Chain?

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A linear sequence of organisms where nutrients and energy pass from one to another.

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What is a Food Web?

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A complex network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem.

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What is a Producer?

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An organism that can make its own food, typically through photosynthesis.

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What is an Autotroph?

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An organism that produces its own food from inorganic substances.

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What is a Scavenger?

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An organism that feeds on dead or decaying organic matter.