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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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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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