6th Grade Science Vocab

A FOOD CHAIN is...

• An organism that eats both plants and other animals.

• the sequence of transfers in matter and energy in the form of food from organism to organism.

• A step or level in the food chain.

• Organisms that eat both primary and secondary consumers.

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Label this food pyramid using the vocabulary terms provided.

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What is an OMNIVORE?

What is a CARNIVORE?

What is a HERBIVORE?

What is a TROPHIC LEVEL?

• An organism that makes its own food.

• An organism that lives by hunting and eating other animals.

• Turkey Sandwich

• A step or level in the food chain.

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What is a PRODUCER?

• An organism that makes its own food.

• Organism that eats other organisms.

• Organisms that eat only primary consumers.

• A close relationship between two different kinds of  organisms.

What is a CONSUMER?

• the sequence of transfers in matter and energy in the form of food from organism to organism.

• Anything that limits the growth of a population.

• Organism that eats other organisms.

• A relationship between two different kinds of organisms where one benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed.

What is an AUTOTROPH?

• An organism that can produce its own food using chemicals.

• A step or level in the food chain.

• An organism that eats both plants and other animals.

• When energy is passed on in a food chain, only 10% of the energy is passed.

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Give an example of a PRIMARY CONSUMER.