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ecology notes #2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| producer | an organism that uses an outside energy source to make its own food. |
| consumer | an organism that cannot make its own food. |
| decomposer | an organism that gets its food by breaking down dead or decaying matter. |
| herbivores | eat only plant matter. |
| carnivores | eat only meat (other animals) |
| insectivores | is a carnivore that only eats insects (ex. ant eater) |
| omnivores | eat both plants and animals |
| predator | a consumer that captures and eats other consumers |
| prey | the consumer that is eaten. |