Flashcards: Food Web Vocabulary
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kaithartman on March 7, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 scavenger | eats the bodies fo dead organisms |
| herbivore | eats plants only |
| carnivore | eats meat only |
| omnivore | eats both plants and animals (meat) |
| photosynthesis | Photo = LIGHT Synthesis = putting things together |
| biomass | Total Organic Matter in the Ecosystem. Bio = living Mass = matter |
| detritis | dead organic matter |
| detritivore | earthworms: eat detritus synonym: decomposer |
| food chain | one feeding relationship |
| food web | all of the feeding relationships in an ecosystem |
| trophic levels | feeding levels |
| energy | the ability to do work |
| energy pyramid | energy transfers through the trophic levels |
| producers | produce food through photosynthesis |
| consumer | get food from bodies of other organisms |
| primary consumers | eat the producers |
| secondary producers | eat the primary consumers |
| tertiary consumers | eat the secondary consumers |
| decomposer | organisms like bacteria or fungi that break down dead organisms |