Food Web Vocabulary

An animal that is hunted, caught and eaten by another animal.

• carnivore

• predator

• prey

Organisms that get their energy and nutrition from other organisms (consumers).

• Heterotroph

• Autotroph

• Decomposer

• Detritivore

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Autotrophs--The bottom trophic level where all organisms produce their own food, usually by photosynthesis.

• Trophic Levels

• Producers

• Ominvores

• Herbivores

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A secondary consumer will gain energy from what level consumer?  

• Producers

• Primary Consumers

• Tertiary Consumers

• Apex Predators

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These consumers are herbivores.

• secondary consumers

• primary consumers

• tertiary consumers

• biomass

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A food web is

• A network of food chains that have some links in common

• a species that takes hold outside its native range

• to make less

• All of the living and nonliving things in an area

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A primary producer in a food web is typically a:

• A) Herbivore

• B) Carnivore

• C) Plant

• D) Decomposer

In a food web, which organism is most likely to be at the top?

• A) Herbivore

• B) Omnivore

• C) Apex Predator

• D) Primary Producer

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Which of the following best describes a decomposer's role in a food web?

• A) Converts sunlight into energy

• B) Breaks down dead organisms

• C) Hunts and eats other animals

• D) Competes for resources

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What is the primary source of energy for most food webs?

• A) The Sun

• B) The Moon

• C) Decomposers

• D) Herbivores

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