Chapter 5 Flashcards
producer
A living thing, such as a plant, that can make its own food.
consumer
A living thing that can’t make its own food and must eat other living things.
herbivore
An animal that eats only plants, or producers.
carnivore
An animal that eats only other animals
omnivore
An animal that eats both plants and other animals
decomposer
A living thing that feeds on the wastes and remains of plants and animals
habitat
An environment that meets the needs of an organism
niche
The role of an organism in its habitat
food chain
A series of organisms that depend on one another for food
prey
Consumers that are eaten by predators
predator
A consumer that eats prey
food web
A group of food chains that overlap
energy pyramid
A diagram showing how much energy is passed from one organism to the next in a food chain
