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Ecosystem Energy
Transfer of Energy in Ecosystems
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Food Chain | Diagram showing how energy is passed from organism to organism |
| Food Web | Diagram showing combinations of how energy can pass in an ecosystem |
| Nutrients | A substance used by organisms that has energy |
| Energy Pyramid | A diagram that represents the amount of energy passed through levels of an ecosystem |
| Niche | The role a plant or animal plays in its habitat |
| Producer | Organisms that make their own food through photosynthesis |
| Consumer | Organisms that have to eat to get food energy |
| Decomposer | Organisms that break down dead organisms |
| Herbivore | A consumer that eats only plants |
| Carnivore | A consumer that eats other animals for food |
| Omnivore | A consumer that eats both plants and animals for food |
| Scavenger | An animal that feeds on the remains of dead animals or garbage |
| Parasite | Organisms that feed on cells, tissues, or fluids of another living organism |
| Host | An organism that supports an organism that is invasive and takes its resources |
| Predator | An animal that hunts catches, and eats another animal |
| Prey | An organism that is killed and eaten by another organism |
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