Competition in Ecosystems

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What is competition in ecosystems?

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Competition in ecosystems refers to the struggle between organisms for limited resources such as food, space, and mates.

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What is a producer?

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A producer is an organism that makes its own food, typically through photosynthesis, such as plants.

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What is a consumer?

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A consumer is an organism that eats other organisms to gain energy.

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What is a decomposer?

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A decomposer is an organism that breaks down dead organisms to gain energy, such as fungi and bacteria.

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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.

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What is a trophic level?

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A trophic level is a position in a food chain or food web, such as producer, primary consumer, secondary consumer, or tertiary consumer.

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What is a primary consumer?

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A primary consumer is an organism that eats producers, typically herbivores.

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What is a secondary consumer?

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A secondary consumer is an organism that eats primary consumers, typically carnivores.

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What is a tertiary consumer?

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A tertiary consumer is an organism that eats secondary consumers, often at the top of the food chain.