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Ecological Vocabulary!!
Organism Types
utotroph.
Producer an organism that makes (_______________________________) food. Also called an a
eterotroph.
Consumer an organism that eats (________________________________) its food. Also called a h
o Primary
o Secondary
o Tertiary
o Quaternary
When two organisms are shown connected on a food chain, an arrow always points in the direction where the
energy flows, from the organism eaten, to the organism eating.
o Food ________________
o Food ________________
o Food chains dont show us the whole picture in an ecosystem, for that, we must use a food web
Much of the suns ____________________ is not used, and then after plants take their share,
_________________ is available for ______________________ consumers, then ______________________ for
secondary consumers and so forth.
Energy Pyramid