Food Chains 먹이사슬 관련 단어 영영풀이

[Food Chains 먹이사슬 관련 단어 영영풀이]

 

carnivore

noun : an animal that only eats meat

competition

noun : the struggle between organisms for limited resources, such as food, light, or territory

ecosystem

noun : a community of living things together with their habitat

food

noun : a source of energy for living things

food chain

noun : a group of plants and animals that all have a relationship with each other through what they eat

food web

noun : the interconnected feeding relationships within an ecosystem

herbivore

noun : an animal that only eats plants

host

noun : a plant or animal off which a parasite feeds

mollusk

noun : a member of a group of invertebrates that have a soft, unsegmented body, and usually one or two shells; includes snails and octopuses

omnivore

noun : an animal that eats both plants and animals

organism

noun : a living thing

parasite

noun : a plant or animal that grows on or feeds off another

photosynthesis

noun : the process by which chlorophyll in plant cells transforms sunlight, water, air, and nutrients into food

population

noun : all the members of one species in a particular area

predator

noun : an animal that hunts and eats other animals to survive

prey

noun : an animal that is hunted and eaten by a predator

scavenger

noun : an animal that finds and eats scraps of garbage or animals that are already dead

species

noun : a group of living things that are physically similar and can reproduce

 

consumer

noun : an organism in a food chain that eats other organisms, especially live ones

crustacean

noun : a member of a group of mostly aquatic invertebrates; includes crabs, lobsters, and shrimp

decomposer

noun : an organism in a food chain that breaks down organic matter

invasive species

noun : a non-native species that moves into an ecosystem and does harm to the other species living there

primary consumer

noun : an organism in a food chain that eats producers (plants)

producer

noun : an organism in a food chain that is able to make its own food

secondary consumer

noun : an organism in a food chain that eats animals and may also eat plants

tertiary consumer

noun : an organism in a food chain that eats secondary consumers (carnivores)

top predator

noun : a predator in a food chain that no other consumer eats