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Autotroph An organism that generates its own
food to be used as energy.
Word Definition
Example
Phytoplankton(Marine Plants)
Terrestrial Plants
PlantsEtymology (word origin)
Auto- = myselftroph = food
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Heterotroph An organism that consumes other
organisms for energy.
Word Definition
Example
Mammals Insects
AnimalsEtymology (word origin)
Hetero- = other-troph = food
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Omnivore An organism that
consumes both plant and animal matter.
Word Definition
Example
BearsEtymology (word origin)
Omni-= all-vore = devour, eat
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CarnivoreAn organism that consumes mostly
animal matter.
Word Definition
Example
LeopardEtymology (word origin)
Carni- = meat-vore = devour, eat
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HerbivoreAn organism that consumes mostly
plant matter.
Word Definition
Example
ElephantsEtymology (word origin)
Herb- = plant-vore = devour, eat
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Scavenger An organism that
feeds mostly on the abandoned remains of other organisms.
Word Definition
Example
Hyenas Etymoloagy (word origin)
From the word scawegeor , whichaa
describes “a person hired to remove waste from
the streets.”
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DetritivoreAn organism that feeds mostly consumes dead organic matter like soil
Word Definition
Example
WormsEtymology (word origin)
Detri- = dead matter-vore = devour, eat
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DecomposerAn organism that
breaks down organic matter to absorb
nutrients.
Word Definition
Example
Fungi BacteriaEtymology (word origin)
De- = reverse-composer = one who
combines or puts together
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PredatorAn organism that
forages by hunting other organisms.
Word Definition
Example
Killer WhaleEtymoloagy (word origin)
From the word praedator meaning
“plunderer.”
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PreyAn organism that is
hunted and consumed by a
predator.
Word Definition
Example
SealEtymoloagy (word origin)
From the word preie meaning “animal hunted for food.”
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ProducersA group of
organisms that begin a food web or chain
by supplying the initial energy.
Word Definition
Example
Phytoplankton(Marine Plants)
Terrestrial Plants
PlantsEtymology (word origin)
Pro- = before, first-ducer = to bring
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Consumers
A group of organisms in a food web or food chain
that must eat other organism for energy.
Word Definition
Example
con- = together-sumer = take up