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Ecology test set 1
Vocab terms that may be on the Ecology test
Term | Definition |
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Herbivore | eats producers to get energy |
carnivore | eats other animals to get energy |
omnivore | eats either plants or animals to get energy |
producer | creates its own food through photosynthesis |
autotroph | another term for a producer/plant |
heterotroph | another term for a consumer |
decomposers | get nutrients by breaking down dead organisms or waste |
Energy pyramid | shows how energy is lost at each trophic level |
trophic level | a step in the food chain |
Food chain | A single pathway of food energy |
Food web | Shows many feeding relationships in an ecosystem |
sunlight | the source of energy for most food webs |