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Ecology Vocab #2

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Primary Producer Organisms that make their own food from sunlight or chemical energy. Ex #1: Grass (Grassland Biome) Ex #2: Algae (Pond Biome)
Primary Consumer An organism that eats primary producers or autotrophs. Ex #1: Grasshopper (Grassland Biome) Ex #2: Mosquito Larva (Pond Biome)
Secondary Consumer Consumers that eat primary consumers. Ex #1: Rat (Grassland Biome) Ex #2: Dragonfly Larva (Pond Biome)
Tertiary Consumer Consumers that eat secondary consumers. Ex #1: Fish (Pond Biome) Ex #2: Snake (Grassland Biome)
Quaternary Consumer Consumers that eat tertiary consumers. Ex #1: Hawk (Grassland Biome) Ex #2: White Shark (Ocean Biome)
Autotrophs Also called primary producers, organisms that make their own food from sunlight or chemical energy. Ex #1: Grass (Grassland Biome) Ex #2: Algae (Pond Biome)
Heterotrophs An organism requiring organic compounds for it's principal source of food. Ex #1: Grasshopper (Grassland Biome) Ex #2: Mosquito Larva (Pond Biome)
Herbivores Consumers that only obtain energy by eating plants. Ex #1: Rabbits (Grassland Biome) Ex #2: Deer (Forest Biome)
Carnivores A consumer that obtains energy by eating only animals. Ex #1: Snakes (Grassland Biome) Ex #2: Wolves (Forest Biome)
Omnivores A consumer that obtains energy by eating both plants and animals. Ex #1: Bear (Forest Biome) Ex #2: Crows (Suburban Forest Biome)
Food Chain The sequence of who eats whom in a biological community to obtain nutrition. Ex #1:(Grassland Biome)Grass-> Grasshopper-> Rat-> Snake-> Hawk Ex #2:(Pond Biome)Algae-> Mosquito Larva-> Dragonfly Larva-> Fish-> Raccoon
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