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JP food webs
food webs and classification
Question | Answer |
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The ways in which the organisms in an ecosystem interact with one another according to what they eat. | Food Chain |
Shows the interaction of many different food chains in a single ecosystem. | Food Web |
An organism that makes its own food. | Producer |
An organism in a community that must eat to get the energy it needs. | Consumer |
Consumer that breaks down the tissues of dead organisms. | Decomposer |
Animals that eat only meat | Carnivore |
Animals that eat only plants | Herbivore |
Animals that eat both meat and plans. | Omnivore |
Shows the amount of energy available to pass from one level of the food chain to the next | Energy Pyramid |
The process of grouping things together based on similar characteristics. | Classification |
Animals with backbones | Vertebrates |
Animals that do not have a backbone | Invertebrates |
Plants with tubes. Any plant with roots, leaves, and a stem is a vascular plant. | Vascular Plants |
Plants that don’t have tubes. These plants do not have true roots, stems, or leaves. Usually found in damp places. | Nonvascular Plants |