Ecosystem Vocabulary

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Producer

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A plant that creates energy through photosynthesis.

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Consumer

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An organism that consumes, or eats, a plant or animal for energy.

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Herbivore

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An animal that eats only plants.

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Carnivore

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An animal that eats other animals.

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Omnivore

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An animal that eats both plants and animals.

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Decomposer

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An organism that breaks down dead plants or animals and returns nutrients to the soil.

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Food chain

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A diagram showing the direct path of energy from producers to consumers.

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Food Web

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A big, connected network where different animals and plants eat each other, showing how energy moves through an ecosystem.