| Term | Definition |
| Prey | Animals hunted by predators |
| Producer | Something that uses sunlight to make its own food |
| Consumer | Any living thing that depends on producers |
| Herbivore | A consumer that only eats plants |
| Carnivore | A consumer that only eat other animals |
| Omnivore | A consumer that eats plants and animals |
| Food Chain | The path energy and other materials pass through in a community |
| Predator | An animal that hunts and kills other animals for food |
| Chlorophyll | This traps light energy and gives plants their green color |
| Decomposer | A special kind of consumer that uses dead plants and animals for food |
| Food Web | Food chains that are connected together |