Ecology Vocabulary

Flashcards covering basic ecological terms from lecture notes.

Producer

Any organism that produces its own food through photosynthesis.

Consumer

Any organism that consumes other organisms for energy.

Herbivore

An animal that eats only plants.

Omnivore

An animal that eats both plants and animals.

Carnivore

An animal that eats only meat.

Decomposer

An organism that breaks down dead organisms or organic matter.