Hierarchy of Food Webs
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What is a producer?
Plants - they get their energy from the sun and become a source of food for other organisms.
What is a consumer?
plan or animal that gets their energy (food) from other organisms.
Who is the second organism is the food chain?
herbivores - primary consumer
What is an omnivore?
an animal or person that eats a variety of food of both plant and animal origin.
What is an ecosystem?
is a community of interacting organisms and their environment. Living things interact with each other and also with non-living things like soil, water and air.
Who is at the bottom of the food chain?
Producers
What is a herbivore?
Organisms that only eat plants.
What is a decomposer?
Organisms that break down dead plant or animal matter and release nutrients back into the soil. Ex: when a plant dies, animal carcass
Who is at the top of the food chain?
Apex predators: animals who have no predators other than humans.
What is a food chain?
feeding relationships between organisms in an ecosystem. FOOD CHAINS follow just one path of energy as animals find food.
What is an organism?
is any living thing → Animals and plants are organisms. Organisms usually have five basic needs. They need air, water, nutrients (food), energy and a place to live. Ex: worms
Who is the middle of the food chain above the herbivors?
secondary and tertiary carnivores
What is a food web?
A food web (or food cycle) is the natural interconnection of food chains and a graphical representation (usually an image) of what-eats-what in an ecological community.
FOOD WEBS show how plants and animals are connected in many ways to help them all survive.
What is an apex predator?
apex predators: animals who have no predators other than humans.