Food Webs Flashcards
(36 cards)
Invasive Species
They are not a natural fit to the ecosystem and are usually introduced in some way. They are harmful to an ecosystem.
Prey
Animals that are hunted and eaten by a predator.
Secondary Consumer
Animals that eat herbivores.
Predators
Animals that hunt and eat other animals to survive.
Commensalism
A symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits and other one is not affected.
Ecosystem
A biological community of organisms together with their habitat.
Herbivores
Animals that only eat plants.
Decomposers
Organisms in a food chain that break down dead and decaying matter.
Producer
Organisms in a food chain that are able to make their own food.
Symbiosis
Any close relationship between species.
Consumer
Organisms in a food chain that eat other organisms, especially live ones.
Carnivore
Animals that eat only other animals.
Mutualism
A symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit.
Food Chain
Groups of plants and animals that all have a relationship with each other through what they eat.
Food Web
The interconnected feeding relationships within an ecosystem.
Parasitism
A symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits and one is harmed.
Omnivore
Animals that eat both plants and animals.
Tertiary Consumer
Carnivores that eat other carnivores (they eat secondary consumers).
Animals that are hunted and eaten by a predator.
Prey
They are not a natural fit to the ecosystem and are usually introduced in some way. They are harmful to an ecosystem.
Invasive Species
Animals that eat herbivores.
Secondary Consumer
Animals that hunt and eat other animals to survive.
Predators
A symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits and other one is not affected.
Commensalism
A biological community of organisms together with their habitat.
Ecosystem
