Ecology Chapter 13.3, 13.4

detritivore

dead organic matter eater

herbivore

plant eater

omnivore

all eater

heterotroph

another name for consumers. The Greek roots of this word mean "different" "nourishment".

autotroph

another name for producers. The Greek roots of this word mean "self" "nourishment".

producer

are organisms that get their energy from nonliving resources, meaning they make their own food.

omni

means all

hetero

means different

carnivore

meat eater

consumer

organisms that get their energy by eating other living or once-living resources, such as plants and animals

chemosynthesis

process by which an organism forms carbohydrates using chemicals rather than light, as an energy source.

food chain

sequence that links species by their feeding relationships