Food Chain

food chain

a model of how the energy of food passes from organism to organism.

herbivore

an animal that only eats plants.

omnivore

an animal that eats both plants and meat.

carnivore

an animal that only eats meat.

predator

an animal that hunts other animals.

prey

the animal that gets eaten.

consumer

any animal that eats living organisms to survive.

decomposer

organisms that break down dead plants and animals into useful materials to enrich the soil.

abiotic

non-living parts in an ecosystem (ex. soil, water, climate)

biotic

living factors in an ecosystem. (ex. animals, plants, humans)

organism

anything that is living and can take care of itself.

producer

any green leafy plant or one celled organism that can make its own food.