Food Chains and Food Webs

Organisms that make their own food; plants

Organisms that make their own food; plants Producers Organisms that make their own food; plants

Organisms that eat other organisms for food.

Organisms that eat other organisms for food. Consumers Organisms that eat other organisms for food.

Animals that eat only meat; they are the top of the food chain.

Animals that eat only meat; they are the top of the food chain. Carnivores Animals that eat only meat; they are the top of the food chain.

Animals that eat only plants.

Animals that eat only plants. Herbivores Animals that eat only plants.

Animals that eat both meat and plants.

Animals that eat both meat and plants. Omnivores Animals that eat both meat and plants.

Organisms that feed off of dead organisms; break down the tissues of dead plants and animals.

Organisms that feed off of dead organisms; break down the tissues of dead plants and animals. Decomposers

When one animal eats another animal; energy is transferred from on to the other.

Food Chains When one animal eats another animal; energy is transferred from on to the other.

Organisms that feed off dead organisms and are just too lazy to hunt.

Organisms that feed off dead organisms and are just too lazy to hunt. Scavengers

A community of organisms where there are several interrelated food chains.

Food Webs A community of organisms where there are several interrelated food chains.

Any source of usable power.

Any source of usable power. Energy Any source of usable power.

Animal hunted or caught for food.

Animal hunted or caught for food. Prey Animal hunted or caught for food.

Animal that lives by preying or hunting on other animals.

Animal that lives by preying or hunting on other animals. Predators Animal that lives by preying or hunting on other animals.