Top of the food chain, can also be thought of as the 4th consumer
What is a Predator?
An organism that must consume other organisms for nutrients
What is a consumer?
A diagram that shows the total amount of energy contained within each trophic level and 10% energy being lost at each level.
What is an energy pyramid?
An organism that gets its energy by feeding on producers in the food chain
What is a Primary Consumer?
A carnivore that feeds on the bodies of dead organisms and provide an example of one
What is scavenger? vultures and catfish
An organism that transforms energy from the Sun and uses carbon dioxide and water to make food
What is a producer?
An organism that gets its energy by eating secondary consumers
What is a tertiary consumer?
An animal that eats primary consumers (i.e., other animals that eat plants)
What is Secondary Consumer ?