Food Web & Trophic Levels

Fill-in-the-blank flashcards covering definitions and examples of trophic levels and organism types in a food web.

An organism that eats only plants is called a __.

Herbivore

An organism that eats only other organisms is a __.

Carnivore

An organism that eats both plants and animals is known as an __.

Omnivore

Organisms like vultures that feed on dead or decaying matter are __.

Scavengers

Fungi and mushrooms that break down dead material are categorized as __.

Decomposers

Plants that make their own food from sunlight are called __.

Producers

The first level of consumers that feed directly on producers are the __ consumers.

Primary (1st)

Consumers that feed on primary consumers occupy the __ trophic level.

Secondary (2nd)

A consumer that feeds on secondary consumers is a __ consumer.

Tertiary (3rd)

Rabbits eating carrots function at the __ consumer level.

Primary (1st)

A fox eating a rabbit that ate carrots is functioning as a __ consumer.

Secondary (2nd)

A fox eating a bird that ate a grasshopper that ate grass acts as a __ consumer.

Tertiary (3rd)

Vultures feeding on carcasses illustrate the role of a __ in an ecosystem.

Scavenger

Mushrooms returning nutrients to the soil exemplify a __.

Decomposer

Grasses, grains, and carrots convert sunlight into food, making them __.

Producers