Year 8 Food Webs

4. a large hooved herbivore
6. A __________ feeds only on plants. Examples: rabbits, cattle, horses, sheep and deer.
8. These have the ability to break down dead organisms into smaller particles and create new compounds.
11. an animal that is chasen down and eaten by another animal
12. A __________ is an organism that cannot synthesize its own food and has to hunt or forage for food.
13. a predator that hunts at night on silent wings
14. is the process by which organic compunds are synthesized from inorganic carbon, in the presence of light or solar energy.
17. a consumer is an ______ that eats what is in their ecosystem

1. the tallest herbivore on earth
2. organisms that can make their own food through biochemical processes.
3. a map of who eats who in an ecosystem is called a food ______?
4. A decomposer is an insect,fungus or bacteria that breaks down animals or plants that are ______?
5. a producer which herbivores graze on
7. an example of a decomposer that is a fungus
9. the biggest herbivore on earth
10. Organisms that eat both meat and plants
11. an animal that chases down and eats another animal
15. a carnivore in the ocean with flippers and whiskers
16. photosynthesis - plants make their own food using ____,water and carbon dioxide.