Plants and Ecosystems

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What is an ecosystem?

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A community of organisms and the environment in which they live.

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What category do mushrooms fit into?

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Decomposers.

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What is a consumer?

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An animal that eats plants or other animals.

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What category do lions fit into?

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Secondary Consumers.

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How do food webs and food chains differ?

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Food webs show the relationship between many different food chains in a single ecosystem.

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What is a producer?

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An organism that makes its own food, typically through photosynthesis.

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What is a primary consumer?

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An animal that eats producers, such as plants.

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What is a decomposer?

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An organism that breaks down dead or decaying organisms, returning nutrients to the soil.

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What role do herbivores play in an ecosystem?

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Herbivores are primary consumers that eat plants.

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What is a food chain?

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A linear sequence that shows how energy and nutrients flow from one organism to another.