An organism that eats another organism is called a consumer.
why does an organisms eat another organisms
Predator.
If the organism is eating another its a carnivore.
predation
an organism that gets energy from another organism is a consumer. they fall into many catergories. # carnivore- kills and eats another organism # parasite- feeds of a host but keeps the host organism alive for as long as possible # herbivore- eats plant organisms # omnivore- eats both plant and animal organisms # scavengers- eats dead organisms
We call these consumers or predators.
An organism that eats other organisms for energy are known as heterotrophs.
Animals that eat other organisms are called carnivores, or sometimes secondary consumers.
A cannibal.
carnivor
Producer- produces its own food from energy from the sunConsumer- eats other organisms for foodDecomposer- breaks down dead organisms for food
An organism that eats another organism is called a consumer.