Levels of organisation Flashcards
1
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food chains
A
a sequence of feeding relationships between organisms, showing the movement of energy through trophic levels
2
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food webs
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a network of food chains, showing how they all link together
3
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predators
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an animal that hunts and kills others
4
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prey
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an animal that is hunted and killed
5
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producer
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a plant/algae at the start of a food chain which photosynthesises
6
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consumer
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all animals above a producer in a food chain
7
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apex predator
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top animal in a food chain
8
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decomposers
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an organism which eats dead organisms, fallen leaves, animal droppings, etc, and breaks them down into simpler materials
9
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quaternary consumers
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the fourth consumer in a food chain
10
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trophic levels
A
start at one at the primary producer and go up at each animal
