Wetland Terms Tools A B Scavenger an organism that feeds on dead and decaying organisms Parasite an organism that feeds off of another organism but does not kill it Carnivore organism that eats meat Herbivore organism that eats plants Insectivore organism that eats insects Decomposer organism that breaks dead organisms into nutrients and CO2 Consumer organism that gets its energy from other organisms Producer organism that gets its energy from the sun Niche an organism's role in its habitat Food web shows all possible eating patterns in a habitat Food chain shows eating patterns of only a few organisms ecosystem interaction between living and nonliving things in a specific environment wetland an example of an ecosystem co2, o2, water, wastes, nutrients, temperature, space, light examples of nonliving things in an ecosystem organisms (plants & animals) examples of living things in an ecosystem predator organism that hunts other organisms for food/energy prey organism that gets hunted by other organisms sunlight main source of energy for all living things omnivore organism that eats both meat and plants