Vocab Set 4

Front

Each step in a food chain or web

Back

trophic level

Front

An organism that makes its own food, like a pine tree

Back

producer

Front

A cat gets energy from eating a mouse. It is a:

Back

consumer

Front

Define scavenger.

Back

An organism that feeds on dead bodies.

Front

Mushrooms, maggots, and bacteria are examples of _______ that break down organisms.

Back

decomposer

Front

This organism eats only other consumers.

Back

carnivore

Front

Bird eats worms & berries. It is:

Back

omnivore

Front

The rabbit is a herbivore. It eats:

Back

plants only

Front

In the food chain, the mouse is the ______ consumer, the first to gain energy.

Back

primary

Front

A detrivore is one that:

Back

feeds on dead matter