Ecosystem EOG Review Flashcard 3

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What is the role of mushrooms and worms in an ecosystem?

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They provide nutrients for the soil.

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Why are producers important in an ecosystem?

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They pass the Sun's energy on to other organisms.

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Which living things depend directly on the sun for energy?

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Producers.

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Which organisms use energy to make nutrients for plants?

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Decomposers.

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What is the role of a first level consumer in an ecosystem?

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Consumers eat producers and pass the energy along in an ecosystem.

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What are producers?

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Organisms that make their own food using sunlight.

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What is a consumer?

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An organism that eats other organisms for energy.

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What is a decomposer?

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An organism that breaks down dead material and recycles nutrients back into the soil.

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What is the food chain?

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

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What is a herbivore?

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An animal that only eats plants.