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drs-ecol-terms 2
food and web chain vocabs
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Food Chain | A model that describes how energy passes from one organism to another |
| Producer(Primary) | Bacteria produces food by chemical energy |
| Primary Consumer | animals that eat primary producers |
| Secondary Consumer | animals that eat primary consumers |
| Tertiary Consumer | they eat secondary consumers |
| Quaternary Consumer | They eat tertiary consumers |
| Autotrophs | an organism capable of self nourishment using inorganic materials as source of nutrients |
| Heterotrophs | organism requiring organic compounds for its source of food |
| Herbivores | plant-eaters |
| Carnivores | meat eaters |
| Omnivores | animals that eat both meat and plants |