Food Web/ Food Chain

apex predator

an animal found at the top of the food web and is not eaten by any other animals

omnivore

animals that eat both plants and animals

decomposer

living things that break down dead and decaying organisms. The most common decomposers are bacteria and fungi

producer

a living thing that [almost always a plant] that takes energy from the sun and makes its own food. They are found in the first level of a food web.

carnivore

eats only other animals

food

any nutritious substance animals eat in order to give them energy and grow

consumer

in a food chain are living creatures that eat organisms from a different population

organism

a living thing such as an animal or plant that can reproduce, grow, and maintain life

food web

a model of intersecting food chains

herbivore

eats only plants

food chain

a sequence of living things in which one feeds on the one below it