Energy Flow Vocabulary

Food Chain

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• A random assortment of food items.

• A list of ingredients for a recipe.

• A type of food preservation method.

Tertiary Consumer

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• An organism that primarily eats secondary consumers

• An organism that primarily eats producers

• An organism that is at the top of the food chain

Predator

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• Organism that is hunted

• Organism that decomposes dead matter

• Organism that produces its own food

Producer

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• A person who consumes products

• A type of financial investor

• A person who manages a team

Consumers

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• Producers of goods and services

• Government entities that regulate markets

• Investors in financial markets

Omnivores

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• Animals that eat only meat

• Animals that eat both plants and meat

• Animals that do not eat at all

Scavengers

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• Producers that create their own food

• Predators that hunt live animals

• Decomposers that break down waste

Prey

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• An organism that is hunted by a predator

• A type of plant that traps insects

• A habitat for wild animals

Herbivores

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• Animals that primarily eat meat

• Animals that eat both plants and meat

• Animals that do not eat at all

Primary Consumers

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• Organisms that eat primary producers

• Organisms that decompose organic material

• Organisms that consume secondary consumers