Living Environment Translated Arabic 2014 | Page 68

33. Carnivore- a consumer that eats only animal matter
34. Omnivore- a consumer that eats both plant and animal matter
35. Decomposer- an organisms that breaks down dead organic matter
and recycles it back into the environment
36. Food web- a model that shows the complex feeding relationships
within an ecosystem
37. Generalists- organisms that will eat a wide variety of food sources
38. Primary consumers- herbivores; the first level above the producers
in an energy pyramid
39. Secondary consumers- carnivores that eat herbivores
40. Tertiary consumers-carnivores that eat secondary consumers
41. Symbiosis- an ecological relationsh \