Definition for B10 0.0 / 5 ? BiologyEnergy ow in ecosystemsIGCSECIE Created by: LavanyaBCreated on: 15-03-17 01:58 Food Chain The flow of energy (food) from one organism to the next beginning with a producer (e.g. mahogany tree → caterpillar → song bird → hawk) 1 of 9 Food Web A network of interconnected food chains showing the energy ow through part of an ecosystem 2 of 9 Producer An organism that makes its own organic nutrients, usually using energy from sunlight, through photosynthesis 3 of 9 Consumer An organism that gets its energy by feeding on other organisms 4 of 9 Herbivore An animal that gets its energy by eating plants 5 of 9 Carnivore An animal that gets its energy by eating other animals. 6 of 9 Decomposer An organism that gets its energy from dead or waste organic matter 7 of 9 Ecosystem A unit containing all of the organisms and their environment, interacting together, in a given area, e.g. decomposing log or a lake 8 of 9 Trophic Level The position of an organism in a food chain or food web. 9 of 9
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