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Food Chains
Science 6 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |