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Food Chains
Term Definition
Ecosystem all the living and nonliving things in an area
Predator an animal that eats another animal
Prey an animal that is eaten by another animal
Consumer a living thing that cannot make its own food
Producer a living thing that can produce its own food
Primary consumer an animal that eats only plants (herbivore)
Secondary consumer an animal that eats only other animals (carnivore)
Tertiary consumer an animal that eats both primary and secondary consumers
Decomposer creature that gets its energy from eating dead animals or plants
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African Savanna
Grass—Cricket—Rat—
Grass snake
Producer: grass
Consumers: cricket, rat, grass snake
Amazon Rain Forest
Plants—Butterflies—Spiders—
Poison dart frogs
Producer: plants
Consumers: butterflies, spiders, poison dart
frogs
Amazon River
Water plants—Capybara—
Caiman
Producer: water plants
Consumers: capybara, caiman
American Desert
Cacti and shrubs—Beetle—
Lizard—Roadrunner
Producer: cacti and shrubs
Consumers: beetle, lizard, roadrunner
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American Grassland
Grass and seeds—Rabbit—
Ferret—Owl
Producer: grass and seeds
Consumers: rabbit, ferret, owl
Arctic
Plant life—Copepod—Arctic cod—
Ringed seal—Polar bear
Producer: plant life
Consumers: copepod, Arctic cod, ringed seal,
polar bear
Australian Bush
Plants—Beetle—
Possum—Dingo
Producer: plants
Consumers: beetle, possum, dingo
Australian Rain Forest
Plants and fruit—Insects—
Bandicoot—Rufous owl
Producer: plants and fruit
Consumers: insects, bandicoot, rufous owl
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Boreal Forest/Taiga
Plants (plant juice)—Aphid—Ladybug—
Songbirds—Great horned owl—Lynx
Producer: plants (plant juice)
Consumers: aphid, ladybug, songbirds, great
horned owl, lynx
Coniferous Forest
Plants and seeds—Squirrel—
Weasel—Fox
Producer: plants and seeds
Consumers: squirrel, weasel, fox
Deciduous Forest
Grass—Grasshopper—Frog—
Snake—Hawk
Producer: grass
Consumers: grasshopper, frog, snake, hawk
Gobi Desert
Leaves and seeds—Insects—
Lizard—Golden eagle
Producer: leaves and seeds
Consumers: insects, lizard, golden eagle
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Mangrove Swamp
Mangrove tree—Mangrove crab—
Mudskipper—Kingfisher
Producer: mangrove tree
Consumers: mangrove crab, mudskipper,
kingfisher
Marsh
Marsh grass—Rabbit—
Fox—Mountain lion (cougar)
Producer: marsh grass
Consumers: rabbit, fox, mountain lion
(cougar)
Pond
Algae—Mosquito larva—
Fish—Raccoon
Producer: algae
Consumers: mosquito larva, fish, raccoon
Tundra
Lichen—Snowshoe hare—
Ermine—Arctic fox
Producer: lichen
Consumers: snowshoe hare, ermine, Arctic
fox
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African Savanna
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Amazon Rain Forest
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Amazon River
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American Desert
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American Grassland
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Arctic
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Australian Bush
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Australian Rain Forest
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Boreal Forest/Taiga
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Coniferous Forest
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Deciduous Forest
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Gobi Desert
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Mangrove Swamp
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Marsh
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Pond
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Tundra
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