| A | B |
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| Food chain | shows the transfer of energy between organisms as they feed on one another in one direction |
| Food Web | shows the energy transfer as organisms feed on one another in many directions |
| herbivore | plant eater |
| omnivore | eats both plants and animals |
| carnivore | meat eater |
| heterotroph | organisms that eats other organisms for fuel |
| autotroph | an organism that can make its own food and fuel its own growth |
| producer | organisms that use the sun's energy to make food |
| consumer | organisms that cannot make their own food and must rely on eating other organisms for energy |
| 1st order consumer | herbivores that eat only producers |
| 2nd order consumer | omnivores and carnivores that eat first order consumers |
| 3rd order consumer | mostly carnivores that eat first and second level consumers |
| Energy pyramid | diagram that shows the energy available at each feeeding levele of a food chain or web |
| decomposer | organisms that feed on and break down dea plants and animals |
| evaporation | turning liquid water into water vapor |
| condensation | turning water vapor into liquid water in the form of clouds |
| precipitation | when water falls back to Earth |
| flower | producer, autotroph |
| cricket | herbivore |
| tiger | carnivore |
| bear | omnivore |
| mushrooms | decomposer |
| Photosynthesis | the process where plants use carbon dioxide and the sun to make food and oxygen |
| Respiration | the process by which organisms use oxygen and food to make energy |
| Top of energy pyramid | least energy,least organisms |
| Bottom of the energy pyramid | most energy, most organisms |
