Ecology-Part B (Have to follow the energy)

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Energy Pyramid

A diagram that shows the amount of energy that moves from one trophic level to another in an ecosystem.

<p>A diagram that shows the amount of energy that moves from one trophic level to another in an ecosystem.</p>
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Food Chain

A diagram that represents how energy in food flows from one organism to the next in an ecosystem.

<p>A diagram that represents how energy in food flows from one organism to the next in an ecosystem.</p>
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Food Web

A diagram that shows the feeding relationships between organisms in an ecosystem; it contains multiple overlapping food chains.

<p>A diagram that shows the feeding relationships between organisms in an ecosystem; it contains multiple overlapping food chains.</p>
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Herbivore

A consumer that eats only plants.

<p>A consumer that eats only plants.</p>
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Carnivore

An animal that eats other animals

A consumer that eats only animals.

<p>An animal that eats other animals</p><p>A consumer that eats only animals.</p>
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Omnivore

A consumer that eats both plants and animals.

<p>A consumer that eats both plants and animals.</p>
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Producer

An organism that can make its own energy.

<p>An organism that can make its own energy.</p>
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Consumer

An organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms.

<p>An organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms.</p>
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Autotroph

An organism that makes its own energy (aka producer).

<p>An organism that makes its own energy (aka producer).</p>
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Heterotroph

An organism that cannot make its own food, it gets energy by consuming other living things, or their by-products. Also known as a consumer.

<p>An organism that cannot make its own food, it gets energy by consuming other living things, or their by-products. Also known as a consumer.</p>
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Prey

An organism that is hunted, killed and eaten by another organism.

<p>An organism that is hunted, killed and eaten by another organism.</p>
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Predator

An animal that hunts, and kills other animals for food.

<p>An animal that hunts, and kills other animals for food.</p>
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Chloroplast

Cell Organelle in producers that captures solar energy and turns it into chemical energy (carbohydrates).

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Mitochondria

Cell organelle in all life that converts chemical energy stored in carbohydrates into an energy compound (ATP) that is more convenient for the cell to use.