Chapter 7

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What are several food chains linked together called?

Back

a food web

Front

What are the animals that a predator hunts called?

Back

prey

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Which type of organism eats both plants and animals?

Back

omnivore

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True or False? Hibernation is the movement of a whole group of animals from one ecosystem to another ecosystem.

Back

False

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Organisms that depend on producers for food are called?

Back

consumers

Front

What is the role of producers in an ecosystem?

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Producers create their own food through photosynthesis and provide energy for consumers.

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What is a carnivore?

Back

A carnivore is an animal that primarily eats other animals.

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What is a herbivore?

Back

A herbivore is an animal that primarily eats plants.

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What is a decomposer?

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Decomposers break down dead organisms and recycle nutrients back into the ecosystem.

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What is the term for the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism?

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habitat