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Food Webs
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Herbivore | Only eats producers (plants) |
| Omnivore | Eats both producers (plants) and other consumers (meat) |
| Carnivore | Only eats other consumers (meat) |
| Producer | Makes its own food using sunlight |
| Photosynthesis | Process of creating its own food using carbon dioxide, water, and sunlight |
| Primary Consumer | Eats producers - second organism in food chain |
| Secondary Consumer | Eats primary consumers - third organism in the food chain |
| Tertiary Consumer | Eats secondary consumers - fourth organism in the food chain |
| Quaternary Consumer | Eats tertiary consumers - fifth organism in the food chain |
| Decomposers | Return nutrients to the soil |