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36.1
Feeding relationships determine the path of energy and chemicals in ecosystems
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| producer | convert the light energy from sunlight to the chemical energy of organic compounds |
| consumer | obtain chemical energy by feeding on the producers or on other consumers |
| decomposers | creak down wastes and dead organisms |
| trophic level | feeding level |
| food chain | pathway of food transfer from one trophic level to another |
| herbivore | eats producers (ex. horse) |
| carnivore | eats consumers (ex. lion) |
| omnivore | eats producers and consumers (ex. bears) |
| primary consumer | when a consumer feeds directly on producers |
| secondary consumer | eat primary consumers |
| tertiary consumer | eats secondary consumers |
| detritus | the waste that is produced from dead organisms |
| food web | the pattern of feeding represented by these interconnected and branching food chains |
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