Food Webs: Cycling of Matter and Flow of Energy

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What are organisms that make their own food called?

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Producers

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What is the process by which plants make their own food?

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Photosynthesis

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What do we call the interconnected food chains in an ecosystem?

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Food web

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Can you name an example of a decomposer?

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Worm

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What is the role of decomposers in an ecosystem?

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They break down dead organic matter.

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What type of organisms eat producers?

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Primary consumers

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What is the main source of energy for most food webs?

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The Sun

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What do we call organisms that eat other consumers?

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Secondary consumers

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What is the term for the flow of energy through a food web?

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Energy transfer

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What is the difference between a food chain and a food web?

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A food chain is a linear sequence of organisms, while a food web is a complex network of interconnected food chains.