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7.1 TrophicReading

The strength and vitality required for sustained physical or mental activity. Energy
An organism that is able to form nutritional organic substances from simple inorganic substances such as carbon dioxide. Autotroph
An animal or person that eats food of both plant and animal origin. Omnivores
Waste or debris of any kind. Detritus
The process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water. Photosynthesis
A person or thing that eats or uses something. Consumer
An organism, esp. a soil bacterium, fungus, or invertebrate, that decomposes organic material. Decomposers
An organism deriving its nutritional requirements from complex organic substances. Heterotroph
An animal that feeds on flesh. Carnivore
Each of several hierarchical levels in an ecosystem, comprising organisms that share the same function in the food chain and the same nutritional relationship to the primary sources of energy. Trophic Level
A series of organisms each dependent on the next as a source of food. Food Chain
The total quantity or weight of organisms in a given area or volume. Biomass
An animal that feeds on plants. Herbivores
An animal whose main food is secondary consumers. Tertiary Consumers
One of the key ways a cell gains useful energy. Cellular Respiration
A system of interlocking and interdependent food chains. Food Web
Any animal which feeds on primary consumers or other secondary consumers. Secondary Consumers
This is an organism which is found near the very bottom of the food pyramid which cosumes plant material. Butterflies are primary consumers. Primary Consumers
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