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Flow of Energy
food chains, webs, and pyramids
Term | Definition |
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producer | An organism that produces it's own food through the process of photosynthesis. |
consumer | An organism that consumes other organisms, plants or animals, for energy. |
decomposer | An organism that breaks down dead plants and animals for energy. |
predator | An organism that hunts other animals. |
prey | An organism that is hunted for energy. |
herbivore | An organism that eats only plants. |
carnivore | An organism that eats other animals. |
omnivore | An organism that eats both plants and animals. |
food chain | A simple diagram showing the flow of energy through organisms. |
food web | A complex diagram showing the flow of energy through organisms. |
energy pyramid | the model of energy flow in a community |
autotroph | an organism that uses energy from the sun to make its own food |
heterotroph | an organism that eats other organisms for energy |