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Trophic reading

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energy the force behind all moving things
autotroph An organism capable of synthesizing its own food from inorganic substances, using light or chemical energy
primary consumers An animal that eats grass and other green plants in a food chain; an herbivore.
omnivores An omnivore is a kind of animal that eats animals and plants
photosynthesis photosynthesis is a process used by plants and other organisms to convert light energy into chemical energy
consumer anything that takes in a substance into their body and uses it for energy
secondary consumers An animal that feeds on smaller plant-eating animals in a food chain.
decomposers Decomposers or saprotrophs are organisms that break down dead or decaying organisms
food webs a system of interlocking and interdependent food chains.
producers something that creates the substance that the consumer takes in.
heterotroph An organism that cannot synthesize its own food and is dependent on complex organic substances for nutrition.
carnivores meat eater
Trophic level is the position that an organism occupies in a food chain - what it eats, and what eats it
food chain the order of being eaten
biomass is biological material derived from living, or recently living organisms
herbivores is an animal that gets its energy from eating plants, and only plants
tertiary consumers An animal that feeds on secondary consumers in a food chain
cellular respiration is the set of the metabolic reactions and processes that take place in the cells of organisms to convert biochemical energy from nutrients into energy
Created by: christian e.l.m.
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