An organism that can make its own food.

An organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms.

Consumers that only eat plants.

Consumers that eat both plants and animals.

A carnivore that feeds on the bodies of dead organisms.

Organisms that break down wastes and dead organisms and return the raw materials to the ecosystem.

A series of events in which one organism eats another and obtains energy.

The pattern of overlapping food chains in an ecosystem.

A diagram that shows the amount of energy that moves from one feeding level to another in a food web.

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key terms on pg.42

key terms on pg.42 in environmental textbook

Question	Answer
Producer	An organism that can make its own food.
Consumer	An organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms.
Herbivore	Consumers that only eat plants.
Carnivore	Consumers that only eat meat.
Omnivore	Consumers that eat both plants and animals.
Scavenger	A carnivore that feeds on the bodies of dead organisms.
Decomposer	Organisms that break down wastes and dead organisms and return the raw materials to the ecosystem.
Food chain	A series of events in which one organism eats another and obtains energy.
Food web	The pattern of overlapping food chains in an ecosystem.
Energy pyramid	A diagram that shows the amount of energy that moves from one feeding level to another in a food web.
Howie Weinstock	Period 3 Science

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