Food Chains (Biology)

ecosystem

A community of animals, plants and microorganisms, together with the habitat where they live.

producer

A green plant that makes its own food by photosynthesis.

food chain

A sequence (usually shown as a diagram) of feeding relationships between organisms, showing who eats what and the movement of energy through trophic levels.

omnivore

An animal that eats both plants and meat.

carnivore

An animal that eats meat or flesh only

herbivore

An animal that feeds only on plants.

predator

An animal that hunts, kills and eats other animals for food.

consumer

An organism that obtains its energy by eating other organisms.

secondary consumer

An organism that obtains its energy by eating the primary consumer.

tertiary consumer

An organism that obtains its energy by eating the secondary consumer.

food web

Diagram of feeding relationships between organisms in an environment.

prey

Organisms that predators kill for food.

primary consumer

The name given to an organism that eats a producer. A herbivore.

species

Used in the classification of living organisms, referring to related organisms capable of interbreeding.