Food chain definition
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Heterotroph
An organism that relies on other substances for energy
Autotroph
An orginisim that makes its own food from simple substances such as carbon dioxide
Food web
Multiple overlapping food chains within an ecosystem
Heterotroph
Not self nourishing
Omnivore
One that eats all
Carnivore
One that eats meat
Herbivore
One that eats plants
Detrivore
One that eats trash (decomposers)
Autotroph
Self nourishing
Food chain
The order of organisms that eat, or are eaten by other animals
Trophic level
Where an organism is located in a food chain
