Old KS4 Science Curriculum - Science
Mission Objectives
Describe what's meant by trophic levels
Discover how decomposers break down dead plant or animal matter
Words and meanings to learn
food chain
Series of organisms which depend on each other as the next source of food.
herbivore
Animals that only eat plants.
carnivore
Animals which eat other animals.
apex predator
Animals which are on the top of their food chain which have no natural predators.
decomposers
An organism such as a fungus or invertebrates which decompose organic materials.
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