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trophic levels
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| autotroph | producer, makes its own food |
| heterotroph | consumer, eats other organisms |
| herbivore | consumes producers |
| carnivore | consumes other consumers |
| omnivore | consumes both producers and consumers |
| trophic level | feeding level of an organism |
| food chain | traces the path of energy flow through organisms |
| desert | low precipitation, low diversity |
| savanna | tropical grassland, rainy and dry seasons |
| coniferous forest | pine trees, cool seasonal |
| deciduous forest | broadleaf forests, temperate |
| tundra | cold, few trees, mostly bushes & grasses |
| tropical rainforest | very rainy, many trees, hot |
| grassland | temperate, mostly grass |
| biotic | living |
| abiotic | nonliving |