6.2 Comparing populations Flashcards
(10 cards)
1
Q
Food chain
A
A series of organisms that are related because they eat each other
2
Q
Producers
A
Organisms that produce their own food (plants because of photosynthesis)
3
Q
Consumers
A
Organisms that feed on (consume) other organisms
4
Q
Carnivorous plant
A
A flesh-eating plant (mostly insects)
5
Q
Food web
A
A schematic containing all good chains of a community which reveals which organisms are eating each other
6
Q
Primary consumer
A
An organism that eats plants (producers)
7
Q
Secondary consumer
A
An organism that eats primary consumers
8
Q
Pyramid of numbers
A
A schematic showing the number of individuals per population of a food chain
9
Q
Trophic level
A
A level in the food chain occupied by a population
10
Q
Pyramid of (bio)mass
A
A schematic showing the mass of every population of a food chain
