1. Vocabulary Chapter 2: Lesson 1
Producer
consumer
Herbivore
Carnivore
Omnivore
Scavenger
Decomposer
Food chain
Food web
Energy pyramid

2. Producer An organism that can make its own food.
Examples: grass, trees, algae, phytoplankton
A- Consumer

3. Consumer An organism that gets its energy from eating other organisms.
Example: herbivores, carnivores, omnivores, and scavengers
A- producer

4. Herbivore Consumers that eat only plants
Examples: caterpillars, rabbits, and deer

5. Carnivore Consumers that eat only animals
Examples: Wolves, snakes, and walruses

6. Omnivore Consumers that eat both plants and animals
Examples: crows, humans, and bears

7. . Carnivore that feed on dead organisms
Scavenger
. Carnivore that feed on dead organisms
Example: catfish and vultures,

8. Decomposer
organisms that break down biotic waste and dead organisms and return the material to the ecosystem.
Example: mold, bacteria, and mushrooms

9. Food Chain
A series of events in which one organism eats another and obtains energy.
Example: plant→grasshopper →Red fox

10. Many interlapping food chains in an ecosystem.
Food Web
Many interlapping food chains in an ecosystem.
Example: page 47

11. Energy Pyramid
A diagram that shows the amount of energy that moves from one feeding level to another in a food web.