Rain Forest Food Chains

feature that helps a living thing survive. The poison that some frogs release from their skin is adaptation that helps them scare off predators.

animal that eats only other animals. Jaguars and ocelots are the main rain forest carnivores.

living thing that eats only plants. gorillas are rain forest herbivores.

animal that eats both plants and animals. Humans are omnivores.

organism that can make its own food, using energy from the Sun. Plants are producers.

animal that consumes producers (plants)

predator, or animal that feeds on a primary consumer.

animal that feeds on dead matter

living thing that breaks down dead plant and animal matter. Bacteria are the main rain forest decomposers.

place where organisms of the same kind live. Living things are adapted to their habitat.

animal that eats another animal

animal that is eaten by another animal; also, when an animal pursues another animal to eat it.