Lesson 3 Vocab

An organism that gets energy from eating other organisms. 

• primary consumer
• consumer
• food web
• food chain

An animal that feeds on plants

• primary Consumer
• Food Chain
• photosynthesis 
• Tertiary Consumer

An animal that feeds on smaller, plant eating animals or primary consumers.

• consumer
• Secondary consumer
• Food Chain
• Food Web

An animal at the top of the food chain that only eats secondary consumers. 

• Tertiary Consumer
• Food Chain
• Photosynthesis
• Food Web

The feeding relationships between organism in an ecosystems.

• Food Chain
• Food Web
• Consumer
• Primary Consumer

A living organism in an ecosystems that breaks down dead organic matter and recycles nutrients back into the environment. 

• Decomposer 
• consumer
• Mr. Longo
• photosynthesis 

All of the paths that energy can take through the ecosystem. 

• Food Web
• Food Chain
• Consumer
• Secondary Consumer

The process by which plants use sunlight, water and carbon dioxide to make food. 

• potato 
• photosynthesis 
• Food web
• Food chain