Ecosystems and Food Chains/Webs

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What is a decomposer?

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An organism that breaks down dead plant and animal material.

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What do we call animals that eat both plants and animals?

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Omnivores.

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Where does all energy on Earth ultimately come from?

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The Sun.

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What are the organisms that break down dead material called?

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Decomposers.

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What are plants referred to in a food chain?

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Producers.

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What is a 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 consumer?

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An organism that eats other organisms for energy.

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What is a producer?

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An organism that makes its own food, usually through photosynthesis.

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What role do scavengers play in an ecosystem?

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They consume dead animals and help recycle nutrients.

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What is the difference between a herbivore and a carnivore?

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Herbivores eat only plants, while carnivores eat only animals.