Living Environment - Feeding Relationships Flashcards
producer
an organism, usually a green plant, that produces its own food via photosynthesis
grass, poppy
primary consumer
a herbivore that eats the producer in a food chain
secondary consumer
an animal that eats the primary consumer in a food chain
tertiary consumer
an animal that eats the secondary consumer in a food chain
carnivore
an animal that only eats other animal material
herbivore
an animal that only eats plant material
omnivore
an animal that eats both plant and animal material
detritivore
an animal that feeds on dead organic matter
decomposer
bacteria and fungi that feed on dead organic matter at microscopic level
niche
the role played by a species within a community
where it lives, what it eats and what eats it etc.
how much energy is passed on from one organism to the other?
around 10%
ways energy is lost in a food chain
- heat
- movement
- undigested waste
