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Food Chains
Flash cards from Jan 10 - Jan 14
Term | Definition |
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Interdependence | The relation where organisms need each other in order to survive. |
Food chain | The path of food energy from one organism to another in an ecosystem. |
Food web | Overlapping food chains with different pathways for the flow of food energy in an ecosystem. |
Predator | An animal that, hunts, catches, and eats other animals. |
Prey | An animal that is hunted, caught, and eaten by another animal. |
Competition | The struggle of organisms against each other to get the same resources. |
Herbivore | An animal that eats only plants and plant products. |
Omnivore | An animal that eats both plants and animals. |
Carnivore | An animal that eats other animals. |
Decomposer | An organism that gets energy by feeding on dead materials and wastes. |