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carnivore
a meat eating animal
consumer
an organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms- it cannot make its own food
decomposer
an organism that breaks down the bodies of dead organisms into simpler substances (decay)
energy
power to work or be active - the sun is the source of energy for all living things
energy flow
in an ecosystem, the use of producers, consumers, and decomposers to maintain energy in the system
energy pyramid
a diagram that shows the amount of energy that moves from one feeding level to another in a food web
food chain
a transfer of food energy from one organism to another
food web
a group of inter-linked (overlapping) food chains
herbivore
a plant eating animal or insect
omnivore
an animal which eats both plants and other animals
producer
an organism that is able to make its own food- green plant
scavenger
an animal or insect that feeds on the remains of dead animals