02.0C BIO Energy Flow in Ecosystems (BASIC w/Examples) (PART C)

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Autotrophs

Organisms that are able to make their own food "primary producer"

<p>Organisms that are able to make their own food "primary producer"</p>
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Producer

An organism that makes its own food.

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Heterotrophs

Another name for consumers. Means "other feeder". Organisms that rely on other organisms for energy and nutrients.

<p>Another name for consumers. Means "other feeder". Organisms that rely on other organisms for energy and nutrients.</p>
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Consumers

Organisms that rely on other organisms for energy and nutrients.

<p>Organisms that rely on other organisms for energy and nutrients.</p>
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Herbivore (Description)

Consumers that obtain energy by only eating producers like plants, algae, and bacteria. Examples include rabbits, deer, and zooplankton.

<p>Consumers that obtain energy by only eating producers like plants, algae, and bacteria. Examples include rabbits, deer, and zooplankton.</p>
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Herbivore (Examples)

Examples include cows, rabbits, deer, and zooplankton.

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Carnivore (Description)

Consumers that obtain energy by eating animals.

<p>Consumers that obtain energy by eating animals.</p>
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Scavengers (Description)

Consumers that obtain energy by consuming the carcasses of other animals that have been killed by predators or have died of other causes.

<p>Consumers that obtain energy by consuming the carcasses of other animals that have been killed by predators or have died of other causes.</p>
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Carnivore (Examples)

Examples include dogs, wolves, and cougars.

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Plants

Main producers on land.

<p>Main producers on land.</p>
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Omnivores (Description)

Consumers that obtain energy by eating both plants and animals.

<p>Consumers that obtain energy by eating both plants and animals.</p>
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Omnivore (Examples)

Examples include humans, bears, and owls.

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Pedator

Organism that preys upon or eats another organism.

<p>Organism that preys upon or eats another organism.</p>
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Scavengers (Examples)

Examples include vultures, hyenas, and raccoons.

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Prey

An organism that is killed and eaten by another organism. For example the the fox (the predator) is feeding on the squirrel (the prey).

<p>An organism that is killed and eaten by another organism. For example the the fox (the predator) is feeding on the squirrel (the prey).</p>
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Detritivores (Description)

Consumers that feed on bits of plant and animal remains and other dead organic matter called detritus.

<p>Consumers that feed on bits of plant and animal remains and other dead organic matter called detritus.</p>
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Detritivores (Examples)

Examples include mites, earthworms, snails, crabs, and insects.

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Decomposer (Description)

Consumers that chemically break down dead or decaying matter. Examples include fungi, bacteria, and insects.

<p>Consumers that chemically break down dead or decaying matter. Examples include fungi, bacteria, and insects.</p>
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Decomposer (Examples)

Examples include fungi and bacteria.

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Algae

Main producers found in freshwater ecosystems and the sunlit upper ocean.

<p>Main producers found in freshwater ecosystems and the sunlit upper ocean.</p>
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Food Chain

A series of steps in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten

<p>A series of steps in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten</p>
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Food Web

Shows ALL the possible feeding relationships between organisms; consists of many food chains

<p>Shows ALL the possible feeding relationships between organisms; consists of many food chains</p>
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Trophic Level

Each step in a food chain or food web

<p>Each step in a food chain or food web</p>