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Unit 3 vocab
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Producers | |
| Consumers | |
| Decomposers | |
| Trophic Level | |
| Food Chain | |
| Carnivore | |
| Producers | Animals that make their make their own food |
| Consumers | Animals that get their food from others. |
| Decomposers | are organisms that break down dead or decaying organisms |
| Trophic Level | is the position it occupies in a food chain. |
| Food Chain | is a linear sequence of links in a food web |
| Carnivore | is an organism that derives its energy and nutrient requirements from a diet consisting mainly or exclusively of animal tissue, whether through predation or scavenging |
| Omnivore | species that is a consumer of a variety of material as significant food sources in their natural diet. These foods may include plants, animals, algae and fungi. |
| Primary Consumer | |
| Secondary Consumer | |
| Tertiary Consumer | |
| Food Web | |
| Detritus |