Niches of OrganismsNotes

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Niches of Organisms-Notes

• Consumers
• Organisms that cant make their own food

• Scavengers-A carnivore that eats dead organisms
• Example catfish vultures

Decomposers-An organism that eats waste and dead
organisms. They break it down and recycle it to
the soil. Example bacteria, fungus, worms
Carnivores-An organism that eats
animals. Example frogs, spiders
Herbivores-An organism that eats only
plants Example rabbit, deer
Omnivores-An organism that eats plants and
animals Example some humans, pigs
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Niches of Organisms-Notes

• Producers Organisms that use the suns energy
  to make their own food
• Examples green plants, grasses, algae

Predator/Prey Predator Consumers that catch and
eat other consumers Prey organism caught by
the predator Example predator prey alligator
. .turtle cat. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. mouse