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Chapter 5 Lesson Two: Interaction Among Living Things. Food Chain. The path of the energy in food from one organism to another. Food Web. The overlapping food chains in an ecosystem. Herbivore. An animal that eats plants, algae, and other producers. Carnivore.
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Food Chain The path of the energy in food from one organism toanother
Food Web The overlapping food chains in an ecosystem
Herbivore An animal that eats plants, algae, and other producers
Carnivore An animal that eats another animal
Predator An animal that hunts other animals for food
Prey A living thing that is hunted for food
Scavenger A meat-eating animal that feeds on the remains of dead animals
Omnivore An animal that eats both plants and animals
Symbiosis A relationship between two kinds of organisms that lasts over time
Mutualism A relationship between two kinds of organisms that benefits both
Parasitism When one organism lives in or on another organism and harms it
Commensalism A relationship that benefits one without harming or helping the other
Food Chain The energy comes from the Sun and then flows from producers to consumers to decomposers
Food Chain a. Energy from the sun b. Grass (Producer) c. Grasshopper (Consumer) d. Horned Lizard (Consumer) e. Snake (Consumer) f. Red-Tailed Hawk (Consumer) g. Soil Bacteria (Decomposer)
Food Web Producers: Grasses and trees
Food Web Consumers: Cannot make their own food a. Herbivores: Plants b. Carnivores: Meat
Energy Pyramid Less and less food and energy are available as you go from the base to the top of the pyramid.