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Energy
Trophic reading, 7.1 & 36.1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Energy | Organism that makes its own food |
| Autotroph | organism that makes its own food |
| Primary Consumers | consumer that feeds directly on producers |
| Omnivores | consumer that eats both producers and consumers |
| Detritus | wastes and remains of dead organisms |
| Photosynthesis | process by which plants use the sun's energy to convert water and carbon dioxide into sugars |
| Consumer | organism that obtains food by eating producers (autotrophs) or other consumers |
| Secondary Consumers | consumer that eats primary consumers |
| Decomposers | organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms |
| Food Webs | pattern of feeding in an ecosystem consisting of interconnected and branching food chains |
| Producers | organism that makes its own food (autotroph) and produces organic molecules that serve as food for other organisms in its ecosystem |
| Heterotroph | organism that obtains food by eating other organisms |
| Carnivores | consumer that eats only other consumers |
| Trophic Level | feeding level in an ecosystem |
| Food Chain | pathway of food transfer from one trophic level to another |
| Biomass | the total mass of organisms in a given area or volume |
| Herbivores | consumer that eats only producers |
| Tertiary Consumers | consumer that eats secondary consumers |
| Cellular Respiration | chemical process that uses oxygen to convert chemical energy stored in organic molecules into ATP |
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