Flashcards in Ecosystem Vocabulary Deck (6)
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Producer
An autotrophic organism capable of producing complex organic compounds from simple inorganic molecules through the process of photosynthesis(using sunlight energy) or through chemosynthesis (chemical energy)
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Autotrophs
An organism that is able to form nutritional organic substances from simple inorganic substances such as carbon dioxide
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Primary consumers
Usually herbivores, feeding on plants and fungi (heterotrophs, animals)
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Secondary consumers
Mainly carnivore and prey on other animals. Omnivores who feed on both plants and animals can be considered a secondary consumer. (animal, heterotrophs, carnivores)
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Herbivores
An animal that feeds mainly or only on plants (primary consumers)
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