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Food Chains
Flash cards from Jan 10 - Jan 14
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Interdependence | The relation where organisms need each other in order to survive. |
| Food chain | The path of food energy from one organism to another in an ecosystem. |
| Food web | Overlapping food chains with different pathways for the flow of food energy in an ecosystem. |
| Predator | An animal that, hunts, catches, and eats other animals. |
| Prey | An animal that is hunted, caught, and eaten by another animal. |
| Competition | The struggle of organisms against each other to get the same resources. |
| Herbivore | An animal that eats only plants and plant products. |
| Omnivore | An animal that eats both plants and animals. |
| Carnivore | An animal that eats other animals. |
| Decomposer | An organism that gets energy by feeding on dead materials and wastes. |