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| carnivore | an animal or plant that consumes or obtains nutrients from animals |
| consumer | an organism that feeds on other organisms for food |
| decomposer | any organism that feeds or obtains nutrients by breaking down organic matter from dead organisms |
| energy pyramid | a pyramidal diagram that compares the amount of energy available at each position, or level, in the feeding order |
| food chain | transfer of energy through various stages as a result of feeding patterns of a series of organisms |
| food web (food cycle) | the interconnected feeding relationships in a food chain found in a particular place and time |
| herbivore | an animal that feeds on plants |
| predator | an organism that preys on and consumes animals; usually an animal |
| prey | an organism caught or hunted for food by another organism |
| producer | an organism that makes its own food from the environment; usually a green plant |
