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Food chain Vocab 7&8
Vocab Cards for Dr Sousa
| Term | Definition | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| Producer | An organism, esp a green plant, that builds up its own tissues from simple inorganic compounds | An example of a producer is grass that is part of a grassland biome. |
| Primary Consumer | An animal that feeds on plants | An example of this consumer is a grasshopper which lives in a grassland. |
| Secondary Consumer | A carnivore that feeds only upon herbivores | A rat living in the grassland is a good example of this consumer. |
| Tertiary Consumer | An animal that feeds only on secondary consumers | Snakes in grasslands replicate this consumer well. |
| Quaternary Consumer | An animal that eats a tertiary consumer | Finally a hawk also in a grassland is a Quaternary consumer. |
| Autotrophs | Any organism capable of self-nourishment | Algae in a pond biome represent autotrophs |
| Heterotrophs | An organism requiring organic compounds for its principal source of food. | Fish in a pond biome are heterotrophs. |
| Herbivores | An animal that only consumes plants. | An example of a herbivore is a grasshopper in a grassland. |
| Carnivores | An animal that eats flesh. | An example of a carnivore is a hawk in a grassland. |
| Omnivore | An animal that consumes both plants and flesh. | An example of a omnivore is a rat in a grassland. |
| Food Chain | The chain from a food source to the ultimate consumer. | An example of a food chain is a pond food chain. |