Food Chain and Biomass (Key words)

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  • Created on: 13-06-18 18:07
Definition of Population
is a group of interbreeding organisms of one species in a habitat at any given time.
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Definition of Community
is all of the population of different organisms living and interacting in a particular place at the same time.
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Definition of Ecosystem
is made up of all the biotic(living) and abiotic(non-living) features in a specific area.
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Definition of Food Chain
a series of organisms along which energy is transferred in the form of food.
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Definition of Trophic level
the position of an organism in a food chain.
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Definition of Food Web
Many food chains linked together.
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Definition of Producer
an organism that synthesises organic molecules from simple inorganic ones such as carbon dioxide and water.
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Definition of Consumer
any organism which obtains energy by eating each other.
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Definition of Decomposers
organisms that obtain food from the dead or decaying remains of other organisms.
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Definition of Carnivore
Animals that eat other animals.
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Definition of Herbivore
Organisms that eat plants.
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Definition of Omnivore
A animal that eats a variety of food of both plant and animal origin.
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