5.9B Food Chains and Food Webs

producers

Organisms that make their own food

consumers

Organisms depend on other organisms for food, they don't make their own food.

herbivores

Animals that eat only other plants

carnivores

Animals that eat only other animals/meat

omnivores

Animals that eat both plants and animals

decomposers

Organisms that feed on dead plants and animals, as well as animal wastes

predators

Animals that hunt other animals for food

prey

Animals that are hunted by predators

food chain

The path of energy from the Sun to a producer to an animal to another animal

food web

A group of overlapping food chains

Where is the energy transferred through food chains derived from?

The Sun

What are the different parts of a food web?

The different parts of a food web are producers, consumers, and decomposers.

What three things do plants need in order to undergo photosynthesis?

Light from the Sun, carbon dioxide, and water.