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Food Chains
Science 6 Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Sun | Source of energy for plants |
Producer | An organism that produces (makes) its own food |
Consumer | An animal that cannot produce its own food and must eat plants or other animals for energy |
Decomposer | An organism that feeds on dead plants or animals |
carnivore | a consumer that eats only meat |
herbivore | a consumer that eats only plants |
omnivore | a consumer that eats both plants and animals |
prey | an animal that is hunted by another animal for food |
predator | an animal that hunts another animal for food |
ecosystem | The living and non-living things that interact and share an environment |