Ecosystems: Consumers, Producers, Decomposers

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What are organisms that produce their own food using sunlight?

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Producers

Front

What do we call organisms that eat only plants?

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Herbivores

Front

What is the process by which producers convert sunlight into energy?

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Photosynthesis

Front

What are organisms that eat both plants and animals?

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Omnivores

Front

What do we call organisms that break down dead material and recycle nutrients back into the ecosystem?

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Decomposers

Front

What term describes non-living components of an ecosystem?

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Abiotic

Front

What are living organisms in an ecosystem called?

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Biotic

Front

What type of consumer eats only meat?

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Carnivores

Front

What is an example of a producer in an ecosystem?

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Plants

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What role do decomposers play in an ecosystem?

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They break down dead organisms and recycle nutrients.