Food Web and Food Chain

Front

What is an organism that obtains energy from the foods it consumes?

Back

Heterotroph

Front

What do we call an animal that is hunted, caught, and eaten by another animal?

Back

Prey

Front

What is a series of events in which one organism eats another and obtains energy?

Back

Food chain

Front

What is an organism that can make its own food through the process of photosynthesis?

Back

Producer

Front

What are bacteria and fungi that break down dead plants and animals called?

Back

Decomposer

Front

What is the term for organisms that produce their own food?

Back

Autotroph

Front

What is the relationship called where one organism eats another?

Back

Predation

Front

What is a network of interconnected food chains called?

Back

Food web

Front

What type of consumer eats only plants?

Back

Herbivore

Front

What type of consumer eats only other animals?

Back

Carnivore